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Tiny purple sea snail Sometimes I think the most abundant things may get ignored&hellip; these little purple/blackish guys were everywhere, tons of them, but I&#039;m having a bit of trouble finding a good id for them<br />
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Success&hellip; found a comparison that listed the stripe in the eye stalk as an indicator for Littorina plena Geotagged,Littorina plena,Puget Sound,Spring,United States,beach,littorina,periwinkle,purple,sea snail,seaweed,snail,tidal zone,winkle Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Tiny purple sea snail

Sometimes I think the most abundant things may get ignored… these little purple/blackish guys were everywhere, tons of them, but I'm having a bit of trouble finding a good id for them

Success… found a comparison that listed the stripe in the eye stalk as an indicator for Littorina plena

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''Littorina plena'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.{{WRMS species|445659|''Littorina plena'' Gould, 1849|||Reid, David G. . Littorina plena Gould, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445659 on 6 June 2010}}

Similar species: Littorinimorpha
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Uploaded Apr 10, 2015. Captured Apr 9, 2015 11:38 in 1411 Chuckanut Drive, Bellingham, WA 98229, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm