Nuttall's hornmouth - Ceratostoma nuttalli

Ceratostoma nuttalli, one of several species of murex shells who feed on bivalves often buried in rocky substrate. They have a small tooth-like projection on their aperture for helping keep a bivalve open for feeding. 30mm, just oven an inch.

7 October 2017

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