California Tidepooler's Alert: Rare Fossil Species Alive (!) in Santa Barbara County
Jeff Goddard's paper, and a nice article from UCSB, came out yesterday. Congratulations Jeff!
What to look for: Cymatioa cooki is a beautiful little clam with a long, white-striped foot. It was first seen in November 2018, and the other specimens were also found Nov-Mar, so winter might be a good time to spot more of these beauties.
The easy read: https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020757/needle-coastal-haystack
Jeff's paper: zookeys.pensoft.net/article/95139/list/9/
I was honored to be tidepooling with Jeff on the day he found the first one, and got a bit of video that shows it's odd, vigorous way of moving. The audio also captures our puzzlement and the fact that I may have seen another one earlier that day, but was too busy hunting for nudibranchs to realize what I'd seen! Classic me.
:-O https://www.flickr.com/photos/30314434@N06/31128212317/in/photostream/
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That's so jaw-dropping, Robin. Congratulations to Jeff, and to you for getting to see the tiny thing.
Fascinating, thanks for posting Robin!
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