Tegula funebralis
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Tegula funebralis, the black turban snail or black tegula, is a species of medium-sized marine sea snail in the family Tegulidae. This eastern Pacific Ocean species was previously known as Chlorostoma
Black turban snails living in a rocky intertidal zone
Black turban snails and hermit crabs on a dead gumboot chiton in a tide pool in central California
Princess Turban Snail sushi at Kabuto in Las Vegas
Hermit crab
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Hermit crabs are anomuran decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea that have adapted to occupy empty scavenged gastropod shells to protect their fragile abdomens. There are over 800 species o
A hermit crab from Chabahar, Iran
A hermit crab emerges from its shell, Coenobita perlatus
Outside its shell, the soft, curved abdomen of hermit crabs, such as Pagurus bernhardus, is vulnerable.