94 POINT LOBOS RESERVE 



Characteristic Intertidal Marine Animals of Point Lobos Reserve— Continued 



Phylum and class 



Scientific name 



Common name^ 



Mollusca 



Amphineura Cryptochiton stelleri giant chiton 



(Chitons) Ischnociton magdalenensis gray chiton 



/. reularis blue chiton 



Katherina tunicata black chiton 



Lepidochitona lineata lined chiton 



Mopalia muscosa hairy chiton 



Nuttallina calif ornica California chiton 



Placiphorella velata veiled chiton 



Gastropoda Acmaea digitalis (persona) dingy limpet 



(Limpets, snaUs) A . limxitula (scabra) file limpet 



A. mitra white cap 



A. pelta shield limpet 



A. scabra (spectrum) ribbed limpet 



A. scutum (patina) plate limpet 



Lottia gigantea owl limpet 



Calliosioma dnnulaium ringed top shell 



C. canaliculatum channeled top shell 



Astraea inaequalis red top shell 



Diadora aspera rough key-hole limpet 



Fissurella volcano volcano shell 



Haliotis cracherodii black abalone 



Megathura crenukUa giant key-hole limpet 



Tegula brunnea brown turban 



Tegula funebralis black turban 



Aletes squamigerus worm mollusk 



Crepidula adunca hooked slipper shell 



Littorina planaxis gray littorine 



L. scidulata checkered littorine 



Purpura foliata leafy horn mouth 



Thais emerginata short-spired purple 



Gadinia reticulata button shell 



Anisodoris nobilis sea lemon 



Archidoris monterey-ensis 

 Cadlina marginata 

 Diaulula sandiegensis 

 Glossodoris californicus 



Hopkinsia rosacea rose nudibranch 



Roslangia pulchra 

 Triopha carpenteri 

 T. maculata 



Pelecypoda Hinnites giganteus rock oyster 



(Clams, mussels) Mytilu^ californianus California mussel 



Chama pellucida rock oyster 



Pholadidea penita rock borer 



Saxicava pholadis rock borer 



Venerupis staminea rock cockle 



Cephalopoda Paroctopus devil fish 



(Squids, devilfish) 



Tunicata 



(Sea squirts) Amaroudum californicum 



Clavelina huntsmani 

 Distaplia occidentalis 

 Eudistoma psammion 

 E. diaphanes 

 Perophora annectens 

 Polyclinum planum 



Veriebrata 



Pisces Apodichthys fl^ividus blenny 



(Fishes) Caularchus meandrinus cling fish 



Clinocottus Mnalis sculpin 



Epigeichthys atropurpureu^ blenny 



Montereya recalva sculpin 



^ Other than shells and crabs, few Invertebrates possess an actual common name; most of such names exist only In 

 books, not in the vernacular. 



