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Keyhole Limpet

Diodora sp.

Photo by Irene Brady
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1¼" in length, these tidy keyhole limpets a dark bluish gray, when dry, nearly black when wet. They were waiting out the low tide.

Habitat:

These keyhole limpets were on the rocks at low tide, clinging tightly to the rough surface.

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Diodora

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