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Channeled Basket Snail
Caesia fossata
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Fat NassaCaesia perpinguis
Dire WhelkLirabuccinum dirum
Channeled Dog WinkleNucella canaliculata
Frilled DogwinkleNucella lamellosa
Blue-Ringed Top SnailCalliostoma ligatum
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,083 |
|---|---|
| California | 854 |
| Canada | 132 |
| British Columbia | 132 |
| Oregon | 131 |
| Washington | 98 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Neogastropoda |
| Family | Nassa Mudsnails · Nassariidae |
| Genus | Caesia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Channeled Basket Snail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.