Tag: Siphonaria concinna

Adult and juvenile ribbed false-limpets on an exposed rock. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Ribbed false-limpet (Siphonaria concinna)
Gastropods · Limpets · Marine Life · South Africa

Ribbed false-limpet (Siphonaria concinna)

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Adult and juvenile ribbed false-limpets on an exposed rock. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Previously called Siphonaria deflexa. Apex of the shell almost central, smooth, white and oval. Outline oval but slightly swollen on the right to accommodate a siphon that extends outwards from the lung cavity. Ribs well-spaced and never prickly, with 20-25 (or… Continue reading Ribbed false-limpet (Siphonaria concinna)

Trails left by a group of false-limpets in the sand at the bottom of a rock pool. Yzerfontein, Western Cape (2020). Cape false-limpet (Siphonaria capensis)
Limpets · Marine Life

Cape false-limpet (Siphonaria capensis)

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Two Cape false-limpets (Siphonaria capensis) in a shallow rock pool. Mosselbaai, Western Cape (2022) - iNaturalist Apex of the shell almost central. Outline oval but slightly swollen on the right to accommodate a siphon that extends outwards from the lung cavity. About 40-50 low, flat ribs that are roughly equal in size and scarcely project,… Continue reading Cape false-limpet (Siphonaria capensis)