21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Waxy Mangelia (Kurtziella cerina) from drift in wellfleet harbor
This is one of dozens of shells of the same species found during a trip to cape cod in august 2023. It is a small shell in the family mangelidiidae, called the waxy mangelia for its white shine. Photo taken with an Inskam digital microscope.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 10.2023 |
| Photo Location: | Wellfleet, Massachusetts, 02667, Massachusetts, United States of America |
| Copyright: | © Gray Tuttle |