How big does the Black Limpet get?

The Black Limpet grows to about 1 cm.

Black Limpet

Lottia asmi

Group: Other
Max size: 1 cm

A tiny limpet barely a centimetre across, the black limpet lives almost exclusively on the shell of the black turban snail, riding along as its host crawls. Now and then it settles on a California mussel instead, but it rarely strays onto bare rock.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nacellida › Lottiidae › Lottia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 510016.

FAQ

How big does the Black Limpet get?: The Black Limpet grows to about 1 cm.