Shell valves dull brown with oblique pale stripes, largely buried by the wide girdle. Girdle dotted with small spicules and with a series of nine pairs of characteristic tufts of long glassy spines.
30 – 45 mm.
Unusual in that it is abundant on exposed rock surfaces high in the intertidal.
Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (2007).
Should be handled with care, since the spines cause irritation if they become embedded in the skin.
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Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020) – iNaturalist
Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020) – iNaturalist
Mouille Point, Cape Town, Western Cape (2020) – iNaturalist
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