Lewis's Moon Snail Digging, Seattle, Washington

A Lewis's moon snail (Neverita lewisii) digs into the sand to hide during an exceptionally low tide on Puget Sound off Carkeek Park, Seattle, Washington. The Lewis's moon snail was previously assigned to the several different genera: Polinices lewisii, Lunatia lewisii, and Euspira lewisii. It was moved to the genus Neverita in 2012 based on molecular data and shell morphology. It is found in the eastern Pacific at depths of up to 590 feet (180 meters) from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico.

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A Lewis's moon snail (Neverita lewisii) digs into the sand to hide during an exceptionally low tide on Puget Sound off Carkeek Park, Seattle, Washington. The Lewis's moon snail was previously assigned to the several different genera: Polinices lewisii, Lunatia lewisii, and Euspira lewisii. It was moved to the genus Neverita in 2012 based on molecular data and shell morphology. It is found in the eastern Pacific at depths of up to 590 feet (180 meters) from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico.