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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.





Turbinellidae
Exilioidea rectirostris Exilioidea rectirostris
Exilioidea rectirostris (Carpenter, 1865)
Small Tall Whelk















Cancellariidae
Neoadmete modesta
Neoadmete modesta (Carpenter, 1864)
Modest Latticework Snail


Volutidae
Arctomelon stearnsii
Arctomelon stearnsii (Dall, 1872)
Stearn's Volute
subtidal to 800m          size to 150mm
Haida Gwaii, BC to Arctic

Gastropods 

Family Turbinellidae, Cancellariidae,

Volutidae & Cystiscidae















Cystiscidae
Granulina margaritula Granulina margaritula
                                                                                            photographed subtidally
Granulina margaritula (Carpenter, 1857)
Pear-Shaped Marginella
















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