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Ceratostoma foliatum
(Leafy Hornmouth)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2047)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Sitka Sound, SE Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
On large boulders, especially around barnacles
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 18, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2047
Notes
These snails use the sharp, downward projecting tooth on the aperture to wedge the plates of barnacles (their main food source). They can also drill holes in bivalves using the radula. Photo taken with a Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.
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