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Lacuna sp. (Chink shell)
Copyright © 2007 Mary Jo Adams
Lacuna snails look very much like periwinkles but live considerably lower in the intertidal zone. Found on surfgrass, eelgrass, rocks, and seaweed low in the intertidal, the little herbivores have a diameter of only ¼ inch /7 mm. Watch for their egg clusters which look like tiny pastel colored donuts. The egg clusters are initially pale blue or green but later turn yellow or tan.
This page was created by Mary Jo Adams on 3/17/07.
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