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golden limpet

Nacella deaurata

Classification

Nacella deaurata, sometimes known as the golden limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description It can reach a length of up to 61 mm, although the average length is reported at approximately 36 mm. Nacella deaurata is benthic and found from depths of 0 to 96 m.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 88Argentina · 7