Kelletia kelletii
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Kelletia kelletii, common name Kellet's whelk, is a species of large sea snail, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the whelk family Austrosiphonidae.
Kelletia kelletii
A live Kelletia kelletii
A shell of Kelletia kelletii
Three Kelletia kelletii in captivity (one hidden behind another) feed on dead fish, each one using a long, prehensile proboscis to reach down to the food
Pisaster giganteus
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Pisaster giganteus, the giant sea star, giant spined star, or knobby sea star is a species of sea star that lives along the western coast of North America from Southern California to British Columbia.
Kelletia kelletii
…feeding on a dead sea bass, Paralabrax sp., off Point Loma. Kellet's whelk has been observed feeding together at the same time with the Giant sea star Pisaster giganteus on common food items and thus these two species are trophically interrelated. Pisaster giganteus also preys on Kelletia kelletii more often than any…
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