The conical shell coloured shiny gold with iridescent purple rings is the trademark of the Purple-ringed Topsnail. The snail itself is bright orange with black spots and even without its shell is very striking but the shell is the true jewel.
These beautiful snails are typically found at low intertidal to subtidal levels. Omnivorous, they feed on kelp, detritus, diatoms, copepods, hydroids, and bryozoans.
If your diving any where in the Pacific Northwest or as far south as California keep your eyes peeled for this amazingly colourful little creatures.
Thanks for reading.
Scott
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Wow. This is amazing. I had no idea these types of shells existed. When I opened the post I thought you where going to say that someone painted this on the shell. Nature is indeed a wonderful artist.
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Wow amazing shots. Love your photography, it's so awesome to be able to see some of the things you see on your underwater adventures. Those colors in the snail are cool together, might end up as inspiration for a painting!
wow what a beautiful marine creature 👍
Wowo that is beautiful. I lived in California for almost two decades and never saw anything like this. Beautiful.
Beautiful image!
I like the vibrant colors.
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Wow this is the most beautiful shell I have ever seen!
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These are amazing creatures which go unnoticed..We have these emails when it rains here, though not this colorful, but I somehow find them very cute, can't move that easily.. jus get stuck like grumpy kids at a place ;)
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This is wild! The colors that appear in nature continue to blow my mind :)
This is definitely the most beautiful snail shell in fact shell I have ever seen. Are these snails popular in that part of the US?
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That's weird. I was just photoshopping a seashell for my wife (art clothing project) and I see this! :D
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WoW. What beautiful Colors. Is it very Big? That truly is a Jewel. Now that is #animalphotography for real. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful:)
Woah very cool
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What a beautiful shell. Amazing :)