Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: sea snails

Photo: A chestnut cowrie (Neobernaya spadicea) at SeaWorld San Diego.

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A chestnut cowrie (Neobernaya spadicea) at SeaWorld San Diego.

Photo: A chestnut cowrie (Neobernaya spadicea) at SeaWorld San Diego.

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A chestnut cowrie (Neobernaya spadicea) at SeaWorld San Diego.

Photo: A lightfoot snail (Lithopoma tectum) at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.

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A lightfoot snail (Lithopoma tectum) at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.

Photo: An assassin snail (Clea helena) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove.

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An assassin snail (Clea helena) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove. As do many freshwater gastropods, they’ll commonly lay eggs on one another’s shells. Particularly if the area where they live is dominated by soft sediments such as sand and silt.

Photo: Two nerite snails (Neritina semiconica) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove.

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Two nerite snails (Neritina semiconica) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove.

Photo: Two tiger nerite snails (Neritina gagates) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove.

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Two tiger nerite snails (Neritina gagates) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove.

Photo: A yellow periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A yellow periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A yellow periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A yellow periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: Snail (Marmorana muralis muralis) at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

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Snail (Marmorana muralis muralis) at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

Photo: Unidentified snail at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

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Unidentified snail at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

Photo: Unidentified snail at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

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Unidentified snail at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

Photo: Snail (Marmorana muralis muralis) at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

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Snail (Marmorana muralis muralis) at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

Photo: Fighting conches (Strombus pugilis) at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.

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Fighting conches (Strombus pugilis) at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.

Photo: Fighting conch (Strombus pugilis) at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples, Florida.

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Fighting conch (Strombus pugilis) at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples, Florida.

Photo: King's crown conch (Melongena corona) at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples, Florida.

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King’s crown conch (Melongena corona) at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples, Florida.

Photo: Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

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Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

Photo: Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

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Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

Photo: An endangered pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

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An endangered pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

Photo: Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

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Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

Photo: Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

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Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

Atlantic deer cowry (Macrocypraea cervus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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Atlantic deer cowry (Macrocypraea cervus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Atlantic deer cowry (Macrocypraea cervus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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Atlantic deer cowry (Macrocypraea cervus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Atlantic deer cowry (Macrocypraea cervus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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Atlantic deer cowry (Macrocypraea cervus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Atlantic deer cowry (Macrocypraea cervus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

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Atlantic deer cowry (Macrocypraea cervus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.

Picture of periwinkle snails (Littorina littorea) at the Virginia Aquarium.

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Periwinkle snails (Littorina littorea) at the Virginia Aquarium.

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