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Snails

Description:

Snails attached to a branch of the mangle. Family:Littorinidae

Habitat:

Mangrove

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4 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Machi for the Family ID and link.

Machi
Machi 10 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littorinida...
Pretty sure they are periwinkles, but I am not well-versed enough to even give you an idea of what kind. Hope this helps.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Alice

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Nice composition!

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 1, 2012
Submitted on Oct 23, 2012

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