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Saw thousands of these while paddling a trail in my kayak through South Deer Island in Galveston Bay, TX.
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Cenchritis muricatus
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Medida: 12 mm Zona: Intermareal Locación: Punta Piedra
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Medida: 12 mm Zona: Intermareal Locación: Punta Piedra
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This was the abundant small snail on the rocks of the South Padre Island jetty. Most of these snails were on the order of 4 to 8mm long. My references* suggest the proper name for Texas material is L. lineolata rather than L. ziczac. * Andrews, J. 1981. Texas Shells, A Field Guide. Univ. of Texas Press, Austin. (republished by Texas Monthly in 1992)
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This was the abundant small snail on the rocks of the South Padre Island jetty. Most of these snails were on the order of 4 to 8mm long. My references* suggest the proper name for Texas material is L. lineolata rather than L. ziczac. * Andrews, J. 1981. Texas Shells, A Field Guide. Univ. of Texas Press, Austin. (republished by Texas Monthly in 1992)
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These snails sat directly on the ocean waterline
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This was the abundant small snail on the rocks of the South Padre Island jetty. Most of these snails were on the order of 4 to 8mm long. My references* suggest the proper name for Texas material is L. lineolata rather than L. ziczac. * Andrews, J. 1981. Texas Shells, A Field Guide. Univ. of Texas Press, Austin. (republished by Texas Monthly in 1992)
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Brown periwinkle. Large numbers living about 12 metres vertically above high tide on rocks that might get splashed once a month on a clifftop on the south coast. This is the furthest from the sea I have seen a marine mollusc. Note the petrified log.