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Spotting

Description:

Some sort of moon snail I think, maybe Lunatia heros?

Habitat:

Beach at low tide

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2 Comments

Rosa Maria
Rosa Maria 9 years ago

This is one of my favorite pictures!

ulvalactuca77
ulvalactuca77 10 years ago

Most likely Lunatia heros or Neverita duplicata. The key to the identity is the underside of the whorl. If there is a flap similar to a human tragus covering the whorl hole it is Neverita duplicata.

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Maine, USA

Spotted on Mar 3, 2014
Submitted on Mar 13, 2014

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