Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Patella vulgata
Patella vulgata
common limpet
common European limpet
Atlantic limpet
spicko
Collection ID:
Z555.1.14
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 2 specimens. Large, grey and black, 1 with some possibe Chthamalus stellatus epibionts. Conical, oval from overhead, ridged. Can be found from the high tide mark downward on all rocky shores. Steepness of sides and width alter dependant on shore placement.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.153) |
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