Previously known as Patella granatina.
Similar in shape to the goat’s eye limpet (Cymbula oculus), but taller, with about 15 major ribs. Distinctive granite-like chevron pattern on the upper surface, although this is often eroded away.
Interior pale, with a narrow edging that varies from granite-patterned to uniformly dark. Central area shiny dark red-brown. Juveniles flecked green.About 80 mm.
Lives in remarkably high densities in Namaqualand, where its shells are tall and domed because the limpets are so closely packed. Dense colonies depend on drift seaweeds for food, mainly kelp, and are concentrated in sheltered boulder-bays where drift weeds accumulate.
Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (1994, 2016)
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