Neptunea communis (Middendorff, 1849) egg tower

    The eggs have been laid on a Volutopsius castaneus stefonssoni which is also populated by a colony of the tunicate Styela rustica

Neptunea communis (Middendorff, 1849) egg tower
SE of Saint Matthew Id., Bering Sea, Alaska;
trawled R/V Arcturus 53 m. on mud; 4 July, 2003 (tower about 60 mm.)

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