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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Patella pellucida
Patina laevis
The blue rayed limpet
Pellucid limpet
bishop
Lady limpet
Mary shell
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.15
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 9 specimens, small, very thin and delicate. Pale yellow or grey in colour with bright blue stripes radiating from aperture to outer lip. These blue lines often fade over time but several of these specimens retains their colour. Can be found on the fronds of the Laminaria seaweed, akin to the pellucida laevis which is found on the roots and does not have the blue stripes.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.153)

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