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Laqueus vancouveriensis
(Brachiopod)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #62003)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Tzoonie Narrows, Narrows Inlet, BC
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
marine subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
February 13, 2014
Elevation (m)
-10
UTM Zone #
Latitude
49.7119444444444
UTM Easting
Longitude
-123.775277777778
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
62003
Notes
California lamp shell (brachiopod). Reaches 4 cm across. Found in very high densities in some fjords such as Narrows Inlet. Recent studies (MacKinnon and Long, 2000) have determined that the use of other names such as L. californianus and L. californicus is incorrect.
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