Purple-ring Top Snail (Calliostoma annulatum) among Club-tipped Anemones (Corynactis californica) Purple-ring Top Snail (Calliostoma annulatum) among Club-tipped Anemones (Corynactis californica) vertical red surrounded different contrast Molluscs |Purple-ring Top Snail (Calliostoma annulatum)
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This gelatinous disk of eggs is about two inches across and was photographed in open ocean at night, several miles off the Big Island of Hawaii. This gelatinous disk of eggs is about two inches across and was photographed in open ocean at night, several miles off the Big Island of Hawaii. seawater sea jelly fish water transparent saltwater pacific ocean gelatinous eggs egg mass unidentified unknown black night Molluscs |This gelatinous disk of eggs is about two inches across and was photographed in open ocean at night, several miles off the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Heteropod (Pterotrachea hippocampus) Heteropods are visual predators and along with Janthinids are the only prosobranch gastropods to live their lives entirely in open ocean. It's tail is on the left and the fur-like appendage is the gills. Heteropod (Pterotrachea hippocampus) Heteropods are visual predators and along with Janthinids are the only prosobranch gastropods to live their lives entirely in open ocean. It's tail is on the left and the fur-like appendage is the gills. seawater sea water transparent saltwater pacific ocean unidentified unknown Big Island of Hawaii open black night translucent species Pelagic invertebrate Hawaii zooplankton Pelagic Heteropod Pterotrachea sp. Phylum Mollusca gastropoda predators janthinids prosobranch gastropods female Pterotracheid heteropod shell-less prosobranch Molluscs |Heteropod (Pterotrachea hippocampus)
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Janthina Violet Snail (Janthina janthina) floating at the surface with bubble float. Feeds on floating cnidarians. Goose-neck Barnacles (Lepas pectinata) attatched to shell. Janthina Violet Snail (Janthina janthina) floating at the surface with bubble float. Feeds on floating cnidarians. Goose-neck Barnacles (Lepas pectinata) attatched to shell. floating bubbles upsidedown pelagic ocean oceanic Molluscs |Janthina Violet Snail (Janthina janthina)
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Sea Snail (Littoraria pallescens) with extended proboscis on mangrove root. Sea Snail (Littoraria pallescens) with extended proboscis on mangrove root. climbing ascending slowly nose snout home house night Molluscs |Sea Snail (Littoraria pallescens)
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Mexican Helmet Shell (Casmaria vibexmexicana) with extended foot while foraging over sand. Mexican Helmet Shell (Casmaria vibexmexicana) with extended foot while foraging over sand. nose snout sniffing smelling searching slithering sand pattern foraging eyes Molluscs |Mexican Helmet Shell (Casmaria vibexmexicana)
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Ton Shell (Tonna malearingens) Ton Shell (Tonna malearingens) nose snout sniffing smelling searching slithering sand pattern foraging ribs ribbed large big Molluscs |Ton Shell (Tonna malearingens)
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Helmet Shell (Cassis fimbriata) foraging at night. Helmet Shell (Cassis fimbriata) foraging at night. home house defence defense defending heavy solid secure security protected protection protecting Molluscs |Helmet Shell (Cassis fimbriata)
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Wentletrap Snail (Epitonium billeeanum) feeding on Tubastraea or Daisy Coral. Wentletrap Snail (Epitonium billeeanum) feeding on Tubastraea or Daisy Coral. yellow sex reproduction probe proboscus probuscus Molluscs |Wentletrap Snail (Epitonium billeeanum)
