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Click on photo to enlarge.  Scale line in photo equals 1cm unless otherwise specified.
* Species which are commonly encountered on the beach.






















 
Muricidae
Boreotrophon multicostatus  Boreotrophone multicostatus
                                                        found intertidally
Boreotrophon multicostatus
(Eschscholtz, 1829)
Ribbed Trophon


Ranellidae
Fusitriton oregonensis Fusitriton oregonensis Fusitriton oregonensis Fusitriton oregonensis
                                                                             photographed subtidally with eggs                                photographed in an aquarium
Fusitriton oregonensis (Redfield, 1848)
Oregon Triton














Boreotrophon stuarti Boreotrophon stuarti
Boreotrophon stuarti (A.E. Smith, 1880)
Winged Trophon




























Ceratostoma foliatum
juvenile
















Nucella analoga Nucella analoga Nucella analoga
                                                                                                                              photographed intertidally
Nucella canaliculata compressa (Dall, 1915) or Nucella analoga (Forbes, 1852) *
It has been proposed that this is a separate species than Nucella canaliculata and would be called Nucella analoga.  
Further research is needed.  














Nucella canaliculata
with eggs

Nucella lamellosa Nucella lamellosa Nucella lamellosa Nucella lamellosa
                                                                                                           all photographed intertidally                                 a prize specimen




Nucella canaliculata Nucella canaliculata Nucella canaliculata 
                                                                                       all photographed intertidally            
Ceratostoma foliatum Ceratostoma foliatum Ceratostoma foliatum
                                                           photographed subtidally                                   photographed intertidally


Boreotrophon orpheus
Boreotrophon orpheus (Gould, 1849)
Corded Trophon



Nucella canaliculata (Duclos, 1832)
Channeled Dogwinkle *














Nucella lima
Nucella lima (Gmelin, 1791)
File Dogwinkle
Nucella lamellosa (Gmelin, 1791)
Frilled Dogwinkle *
Highly variable in color, banding, and sculpture.















Nucella ostrina Nucella ostrina Nucella ostrina 
                                                                photographed intertidally                                               with eggs

















Ocinebrellus inornatus Ocinebrellus inornatus Ocinebrellus inornatus
                                                                               photographed intertidally                            with eggs
Ocinebrellus inornatus (Récluz, 1851)
Japanese Oyster Drill
It can be variable in sculpture from low vertical ridges to flared wings.  It can also be tinged with color.
(previous names - Ceratostoma inornatum, Ocenebra japonica)














Ocinebrina atropurpurea
Ocinebrina atropurpurea (Carpenter, 1865)
Purple Rocksnail














Nucella ostrina
close-up of eggs
Ocinebrina interfossa Ocinebrina interfossa
                                                                       photographed intertidally
Ocinebrina interfossa Carpenter, 1864
Sculptured Rocksnail *


Ocinebrina lurida Ocinebrina lurida Ocinebrina lurida
                                                                                    photographed intertidally
Ocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1849)
Lurid Rocksnail *










Nucella ostrina (Gould, 1852)
Northern Striped Dogwinkle *
(now separated from the southern form - Nucella emarginata; variable in color and banding and can also be lightly frilled)





Ocinebrina sclera Ocinebrina sclera
                                                              photographed intertidally (very low tide)
Ocinebrina sclera (Dall, 1919)
Sclera Rocksnail














Scabrotrophon maltzani
Scabrotrophon maltzani
(Kobelt & Kuster, 1878)
(previous name - Trophonopsis lasius)


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Nucella lamellosa Nucella lamellosa
                       with eggs                                         close-up of eggs
Ceratostoma foliatum (Gmelin, 1791)
Leafy Hornmouth*
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