Terebratulina unguicula  (Snake's Head Lamp Shell)

Photo of Terebratulina unguicula by <a href="http://www.seastarsofthepacificnorthwest.info/">Neil McDaniel</a>

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #62004)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Sechelt Inlet, BC
Photographer Neil McDaniel
Habitat marine subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date February 13, 2014
Elevation (m) -30
Latitude 49.56725
Longitude -123.80295
Photo ID # 62004
Comments Snake's head lamp shell (brachiopod). Usually less than 2 cm across. Found in very high densities in Sechelt Inlet below 30 m depth. Shells are often covered with yellow or orange encrusting sponges.