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Pacific plate limpet mature enough individual to carry barnacles Geotagged,Pacific plate limpet,Spring,Tectura scutum,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Pacific plate limpet

mature enough individual to carry barnacles

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This large, flat limpet has a bluish-white interior with a dark apical blotch and a marginal band or spots on the inside (photo). The apex is slightly anterior to the middle and is not directed anteriorly. It is oval in shape and the length is usually less than 1.3 times the width. The height is less than 1/3 the width. It has no prominent radial ribs but may have low, flat-topped ridges. The color is brownish, olive-green, or greenish, usually spotted, streaked, or checkered with white. Length.. more

Similar species: Patellogastropoda
Species identified by morpheme
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By morpheme

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Uploaded Jun 19, 2022. Captured Jun 18, 2022 14:01 in 8700 Golden Gardens Dr NW, Seattle, WA 98117, USA.
  • X-E2
  • f/10.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO800
  • 80mm