Two limpets with eroded tips in a rock crevice. Doringbaai, Northern Cape (2020) - iNaturalist Shell tall, oval in outline, apex positioned very close to the anterior end, dark brown in colour with about 26 black ribs that are distinctively prickled. About 30 mm. Lives very high on the shore, concealed in crevices or beneath… Continue reading Prickly limpet (Helcion pectunculus)
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Duck’s foot limpet (Scutellastra longicosta)
Two adult limpets surrounded by their algal garden. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020). Also called 'long-spined limpet'. Shell star-shaped, with about 11 very long projecting ribs. Interior white or blue-white with a black edging. About 70 mm. Juveniles live on other shells, feeding on the encrusting alga Ralfsia. Sub-adults then move to the rock face and… Continue reading Duck’s foot limpet (Scutellastra longicosta)
Pear limpet (Scutellastra cochlear)
Eroded adult limpet surrounded by its garden. Fishhoek, Western Cape (2020) - iNaturalist Previously known as Patella cochlear, or cochlear limpet. Distinctively pear-shaped, often encrusted by coralline algae. Inner surface white, tinged blue and often mottled with black. Muscle scar is U-shaped and black. Around 50 mm. Large specimens may exceed 70 mm. Lives in… Continue reading Pear limpet (Scutellastra cochlear)
Granite limpet (Cymbula granatina)
Eroded limpet carrying smaller limpets on its shell. Hondeklipbaai, Northern Cape (2020). 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… Continue reading Granite limpet (Cymbula granatina)
Granular limpet (Scutellastra granularis)
An eroded limpet next to a younger limpet with its 'tentacles' out. Jacobsbaai, Western Cape (2020). Previously known as Patella granularis. Roughly oval, with approximately 50 fine ribs textured with white granules. Often eroded, smoothing the ribs and revealing a brown cap. Interior blue-white with a central brown patch and a dark border that is… Continue reading Granular limpet (Scutellastra granularis)
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