Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Patella pellucida
Patina pellucida
Pellucid Limpet
Collection ID:
Z555.1.12
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 6 specimens, 3 with epibionts. Low cone or cap shaped, oval-shaped from above. Colour ranging from yellow to brownish. Akin to Patina pellucida pellucida (the blue-rayed limpet) but does not boast the blue rays. This species lives on the roots on the Laminaria species of seaweed or in a cavity on the lower parts of its stems.
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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