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ribbed limpet

Lottia digitalis

Classification

Family
Lottiidae

Lottia digitalis, commonly known as the fingered limpet or ribbed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. These limpets are usually found on the surface of rocks in the high intertidal region on the coastal fringes of the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. Description This limpet grows up to thirty millimetres long and is shaped like a low cone with the apex close to the anterior edge.

Distribution

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