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A Leafy Hornmouth! A low tide find. This gastropod feeds on barnacles and bivalves and is found intertidally to depths of 60 metres. The other common names are Leafy or Thorn Purpura with its range being from Alaska to San Pedro, California.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83667/ceratostoma_foliatum_a_collage.html" title="Ceratostoma foliatum, a collage."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/83667_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=9pyezSPDMr9jLQHvn9CTslc0UEw%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Ceratostoma foliatum, a collage. The top two photos show the rocksnail likely feeding on some barnacles. These two photos were taken a day apart... it didn&rsquo;t move much. The lower two photos show an uninhabited shell to show the three wing-like projections that are said to allow the snail to land properly if dislodged from a rock by a predator while underwater. The large &ldquo;tooth&rdquo; can be seen projecting from the aperture. <br /> https://www.centralcoastbiodiversity.org/leafy-hornmouth-bull-ceratostoma-foliatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83666/a_leafy_hornmouth.html Canada,Ceratostoma foliatum,Geotagged,Leafy Hornmouth" /></a></figure><br /> Canada,Ceratostoma foliatum,Geotagged,Leafy Hornmouth,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

A Leafy Hornmouth!

A low tide find. This gastropod feeds on barnacles and bivalves and is found intertidally to depths of 60 metres. The other common names are Leafy or Thorn Purpura with its range being from Alaska to San Pedro, California.

Ceratostoma foliatum, a collage. The top two photos show the rocksnail likely feeding on some barnacles. These two photos were taken a day apart... it didn’t move much. The lower two photos show an uninhabited shell to show the three wing-like projections that are said to allow the snail to land properly if dislodged from a rock by a predator while underwater. The large “tooth” can be seen projecting from the aperture. <br /> https://www.centralcoastbiodiversity.org/leafy-hornmouth-bull-ceratostoma-foliatum.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83666/a_leafy_hornmouth.html Canada,Ceratostoma foliatum,Geotagged,Leafy Hornmouth

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    Christine Young
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    Love this shot! Posted 6 years ago
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      gary fast
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      Thank you, Christine. It was worth the wet BTM while composing the shot! Posted 6 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        Lol, definitely. It's so pretty with the coastline and lighthouse in the photo. Posted 6 years ago

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The Leafy Hornmouth

''Ceratostoma foliatum'' is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. This species lives in the Eastern Pacific.

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Uploaded Aug 28, 2019. Captured Aug 28, 2019 10:40 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/22.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO1250
  • 12mm
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