North Island Explorer: Guide to North Vancouver Island

 

 

Morning Sun Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White Bubble Snail

Photo 1: Bubble Shell of the Haminoea sp. probably H. vesicula.

 

Bubble Shells/Bubble Snails: Haminoea sp.

White Bubble Shell -Haminoea vesicula

Oval Bubble Shell -Haminoea japonica,

Green Bubble Shell - Haminoea virescens

These tiny sea snails are abundant around Vancouver Island, especially among eel grass and among other marine plants. They have thin transparent shells that expose their mantles underneath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 More Vancouver Island Marine Life