Wild West Showdown PART 1!! (HERGS in separate obs)
Observed as part of a cormorant monitoring program.
Observed as part of a nesting seabird monitoring program
grey cormorant in center frame
The turtles are in another observation
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Family Littorinidae
Genus Echinolittorina
Species placida
ID'd by location and the banding pattern on the shell
Fun Fact: Littorinid snails cannot move or feed through soft substrates like mud or sand.
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Unique Morphology: Cone-spiral shell with vertical bands
Fun Fact: The rising abundance of this snail species is expected to be associated with an increase in hard structures on coastlines (sea walls, piers)