Smooth opaque tunic with a squat, roundish body. Usually orange or red.

Orange Social Ascidian
Form mat-like colonies in areas of current.
Chimney Sponge
Often looks fuzzy due to sedimentation. Found hanging on deep rock walls and reefs or standing on rocks.
Rock Scallop
Round, thick shell. One of the largest scallops in the world. An orange mantle with sensory tentacles and blue eyes fringes the shell. Permanently attached to substrate, does not detach and swim around.
Northern Abalone
Shell is mottled greenish and reddish brown with areas of white or blue. Radial ridges span over a spiral sculpture. Only abalone in Pacific Northwest.
Gumboot Chiton
Oval-elongated. Yellow underside with large, broad foot.
Oregon Triton
Large, brown shell with 6 whorls.
Lewis's Moonsnail
Large, round creamy-colored or pinkish shell. Soft body is translucent brown or gray. Only found in soft sediment. Lays eggs in a clay-like, round mass.
Leafy Hornmouth
Large “tooth” projects from the aperture, used to force open shells of prey.
Giant Pacific Octopus
Reddish brown coloration can vary with background. 8 suction cup-filled arms are 3-5 times the length of the body. Look for a pile of discarded shells to find the opening to a den.

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