False 'Opihi

Siphonaria normalis

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Siphonariida
Family: Siphonariidae

The False 'Opihi or False limpet otherwise known as Siphonaria normalis is an air breathing sea snail that shares its appearance with true limpets. 'Opihi means limpet in Hawaiian. They are part of the Order of Siphonariidae which are known as false limpets.

Distribution

False 'Opihi — (c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Irvine · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 92France · 3

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Irvine · CC-BY DescriptionSiphonaria normalis, Wikipedia contributors

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