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Mollusks - Phylum Mollusca
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Bivalves - Clams, Mussels, and Their Relatives

Saxidomus gigantea
Butter Clam

Clinocadium nuttallii
Nuttall's Cockle

Tresus nutttallii
Pacific Gaper

Tresus capax
Fat Gaper

Mya arenaria
Softshell Clam

Leukoma staminea
Pacific Littleneck Clam
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Solen sicarius
Sickle Jackknife Clam

Nuttallia obscurata
Purple Varnish Clam

Rexithaerus (Macoma) secta
White Sand Macoma

Macoma nasuta
Bent-nose Macoma

Peronidia (Tellina) bodegensis
Bodega Tellin

Siliqua patula
Pacific Razor Clam

Zirfaea pilsbryi
Rough Piddock

Hiatella arctica
Arctic Nestler

Penitella penita
Flat-tip Piddock

Crassadoma gigantia
Giant Rock Scallop

Pododesmus macrochisma
Green False Jingle

Neaeromya rufifera
Mud Shrimp Clam

Magallana (Crassostrea) gigas
Pacific Oyster

Ostrea lurida
Olympic Oyster

Mytilus califonianus
California Mussel

Mytilus trossulus
Pacific Blue Mussel

Modiolus rectus
Straight Horsemussel
Gastropods - Marine Snails and Slugs

Nucella lamellosa
Wrinkled Dogwinkle

Nucella canaliculata
Channelled Dogwinkle

Nucella emarginata
Striped  Dogwinkle

Nucella osterina
Northern Striped Dogwinkle

Ilyanassa obsoleta
Eastern Mud Snail

Neverita lewisii
Lewis's Moonsnail

Tegula funebralis
Black Turban Snail

Olivella biplicata
Purple Olive Snail

Littorina scutulata
Checkered Periwinkle

Littorina keenae
Eroded Periwinkle

Alia gausapata
Dove Snail

Lottia digitallis
Ribbed Limpet

Lottia pelta
Shield Limpet

Lottia persona
The Mask Limpet

Lottia scutum
The Pacific Plate Limpet

Acmaea mitra
Whitecap Limpet

Cranopsis multistriata
Many-Ribbed Puncturella

Diadora aspera
Rrough Keyhole
Limpet

Aeolidia papilosa
Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch

Cadlina luteomarginata
Yellow-Rimmed Nudibranch

Doris montereyensis
Monterey Sea Lemon

Dirona albolineata
Frosted Nudibranch

Hermissenda crassicornis
Opalescent Nudibranch

Triopha modesta
Clown  Nudibranch

Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
Nanaimo  Nudibranch

Phyllaplysia taylori
 Eelgrass Sea Hare

Rostanga pulchra
The Red Dorid

Janolus fuscus
White and Orange-tipped Nudibranch

Diaulula odonoghuei
The Leopard Dorid, Spotted Dorid

Corambe steinbergae
Steinberg's Corambe
Polyplacophores - Chitons

Katharina tunicata
Black Chiton

Tonicella lineata
Lined Chiton

Mopalia hindsii
Hind's Mopalia

Mopalia muscosa
Mossy Chiton
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