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Ceratostoma foliatum
Family
Muricidae
NORTHEAST
PACIFIC
Ceratostoma
foliatum
Ogden Point, Victoria, BC, 4 feet
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Pelican Reserve, Anacapa, CA, 20 feet
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Rock Quarry, Catalina, CA, 15 feet
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LEAFY HORNMOUTH
Common under stones on rocky reefs where it drills
into other mollusks. Extremely
variable in form and color, typically encrusted with coralline
algae. Attains 4.5 inches. Alaska to Baja California.
Formerly known as Purpura foliata. |
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