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Fieldtrip to Abalone Cove, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles Co., CA, August 6, 2009

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We visited Abalone Cove near the high low tide
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Dr. Jeremy Shaw from Perth
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Egregia menzeisii
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Note one Lottia pelta grazing on Egregia
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Lottia gigantea
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Lottia scabra was common; L. conus was not
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Lottia austrodigitalis
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L. austrodigitalis
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Lottia limatula
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Littorina cf. scutulata (or L. keenae)
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Pachygrapsus crassipes
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I think this is Lottia conus, which was not at all common at this site, in contrast to nearby Pt. Fermin, the type locality for L. conus.
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Nuttallina fluxa
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Cyanoplax hartwegii
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C. hartwegii and littorines
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C. hartwegii
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C. hartwegii
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C. hartwegii
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Chlorostoma funebralis and C. hartwegii
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Lepidozona pectinulata
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L. pectinulata
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Cyanoplax hartwegii
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Pisaster ochraceus
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