Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve, Big Sur Coastline
Monterey Co., CA – March 9, 2002

Top view of the dog whelk, Nucella ostrina (Gould, 1852) (formerly N. emarginata; see Marko, Palmer, and Vermeij, Veliger 46: 77-85, 2003). The small limpet on its shell is likely Lottia paradigitalis (Fritchman, 1960) (see Simison and Lindberg, Veliger 46: 1-19, 2003). See also here for aperature view.

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Image by D.J. Eernisse © 2002