Cominella glandiformis (Reeve 1847)

Found as an empty shell on a muddy estaurine beach.

Found as an empty shell on a muddy estaurine beach.

Small shellfish clustered around a dead crab on the receding tide...feeding?

I think this is a whelk but not too sure which one. In a sandy pool.

I think this is a whelk but not too sure which one. In a sandy pool.

Found in shallows on sand.

Found in shallows on sand.

A cluster of Cominella of the family Buccinulidae. I think 3 spp have representatives here.

A cluster of Cominella of the family Buccinulidae. I think 3 spp have representatives here.

Common Mud Whelk

Common Mud Whelk

small snails clambering over a live cockle

small snails clambering over a live cockle

small snails clambering over a live cockle

Intertidal mudflat. Left a grooved trail behind in the sediment.

Crusing on a sandy bottom in a tidal pool.

Wandering around on a sandy bottom lagoon.