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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Limpets |
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limpet Patelloida saccharinoides Family Acmaeidae updated Jul 2020 Where seen? This large star-patterned limpet is commonly seen in small groups on many of our shores, usually on large boulders near the mid-water mark. Features:2-3cm. Shell thick, conical with 7-8 thick raised white ribs that emerge from a raised centre and stick out at the edges forming an overall star-like shape. There is no hole at the top of the shell. Body plain white. A true limpet, it breathes through one feathery gill. |
 Chek Jawa, Jan 05 |
 Underside. |
 Changi, Oct 09 |
| Star limpets on Singapore shores |
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