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* Species which are commonly encountered on the beach.

































Velutina velutina Velutina velutina
                                                                                                                      found intertidally (very low tide)
Velutina velutina O.F. Müller, 1776
Spiral Velvet Snail
Velutina prolongata Velutina prolongata
                                                                                                                                         photographed intertidally (very low tide)

Marsenina stearnsi Marsenina stearnsi Marsenina stearnsi
                                                                                                 photographed intertidally
Marsenina stearnsi (Dall, 1871)
Stearn's Ear Shell

Velutinidae
Marsenina rhombica
Marsenina rhombica (Dall, 1871)
Marbled Lamellarid











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Velutina prolongata
photographed intertidally
Naticidae
Cryptonatica affinis Cryptonatica affinis
                                                                                                                                     found intertidally (very low tide)
Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791)
Arctic Moonsnail
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Marsenina prolongata Carpenter, 1864
Smooth Velvet Snail





Cryptonatica aleutica Cryptonatica aleutica
                                                                           found intertidally (very low tide)
Cryptonatica aleutica (Dall, 1919)
Aleutian Moonsnail















































































Euspira lewisii Euspira lewisii Euspira lewisii
                                                        found drilling a Leukoma staminea                photographed intertidally
Euspira lewisii Euspira lewisii
                      egg collar                                                    cruising the sea floor
Euspira lewisii (Gould, 1847)
Lewis's Moonsnail *






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