Ceratostoma foliatum  (Leafy Hornmouth)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2047)

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Photo Location	Sitka Sound, SE Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	On large boulders, especially around barnacles
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 18, 2007
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Photo ID #	2047
Comments	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.