Pied Limpet

About

Oval, conical shell with a very low profile and flattened apex. Shell bears about ten to twelve weak, rounded radial ribs, the gaps between them much wider than the ribs themselves, giving rise to a deeply crenulated margin. Apical area usually eroded, flattened and lacking ribs. Colour pale grey-brown, sometimes darker between the ribs, and with apical area often with fine brown marbling. Interior of shell white on the ribs and black between them; apical area clearly demarcated and strongly marked with black or brown marbling on a pale background

Size

Can grow to around 15mm

Habitat

Lives intertidally attached to rocks

Distribution

Southern and eastern Australia from QLD to SA including Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (2)

1. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
2. Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)