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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Limpets |
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false limpet Siphonaria atra Family Siphonariidae updated Oct 10 Where seen? This large limpet is sometimes seen on large boulders on some of our Southern shores near reefs. Usually settles near the low water mark. Features: 2-3cm long. Shell thick, rather flat (than conical), with many (20 or more) thick ribs which are the same colour as the shell. There is no hole at the top the shell. Body plain white. A false limpet, it breathes through lungs instead of gills. |
 Pulau Hantu, May 05 |
 Sisters Islands, Sep 05 |
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Large false limpets on Singapore shores
 Tanah Merah, Feb 12 |
 Tanah Merah, Feb 12 |
 Tanah Merah, Feb 12 |
 Sisters Island, Jan 04 |
 Pulau Hantu, May 05 |
 Pulau Hantu, May 05 |
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