Rare sea creatures wash ashore in Southern California
Visitors to a popular San Diego beach have recently discovered unique, shimmering purple shells scattered along the sand.
Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography identified them as Janthina, a rare sea snail known for its violet hue and bubble-like flotation system.
Typically found in tropical waters, the snails occasionally drift to Southern California with warm ocean currents. Read more from Fox 5 San Diego>>>
SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — Beachgoers in San Diego may have spotted some glistening, purple shells reminiscent of small gemstones in the sand recently. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have identified them as a rare species of sea snail called Janthina. They are known…
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