Common Intertidal Limpet
Cellana toreuma
- Group: Other
- Max size: 2.2 cm
- For divers: safe
This limpet clamps to exposed rocky shores among beds of mussels, grazing the mid and low tide zone for microalgae and the spores of seaweeds. It wanders rather than returning to a fixed scar, and climbs to higher shore levels through the winter.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nacellida › Nacellidae › Cellana
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 325466.
FAQ
- Is the Common Intertidal Limpet dangerous to divers?
- The Common Intertidal Limpet is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Common Intertidal Limpet get?
- The Common Intertidal Limpet grows to about 2.2 cm.