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Common European Limpet

Patella vulgata

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Description:

During the low tide, these appears as whitish-greyish highly conical shells, up to 3 to 4 cm in diameter - because of their conical domes, in French they are sometimes called "chinese hats".

Habitat:

Common attached to rocks in intertidal zone, on shores in Brittany and Normandy, northern France.

Reference Links:

Patella vulgata - Wikipedia

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PublishedJuly 25, 2020

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