False 'Opihi

Siphonaria nuttallii

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Siphonariida
Family: Siphonariidae

Siphonaria is a genus of air-breathing sea snails in the family Siphonariidae (false limpets). They are globally distributed living in temperate to tropical benthic intertidal zones making up a significant component of invertebrate fauna in those regions. There are many species (over ~100) within this genus although the exact amount is unknown due to their large variety in shell morphology.

Distribution

False 'Opihi — (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 16

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionSiphonaria, Wikipedia contributors

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