Diodora aspera; Rough Keyhole Limpet; <small>(shown with <a href=/cgi/img_query?where-taxon=Seastar+arms&title_tag=Seastar+arms>Seastar arms</a>)</small>

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Diodora aspera; Rough Keyhole Limpet; (shown with Seastar arms)

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Diodora aspera
Rough Keyhole Limpet
(shown with Seastar arms)

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0405 2135 (2005-04-29)

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date of photo between 1980 and 1986

latitude 36.81856 longitude -121.79270 max error distance 26012 meters View on Google Maps.

horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984

georeferencing source GeoLocate

location Monterey Bay (Monterey County, California, US)

family Fisurellidae

order Archaeogastropoda

class Gastropoda

habitat Low intertidal/subtidal

notes This limpet has detected the adjacent giant seastar chemically and is raising its protective mantle. Thus the predatory seastar's tube feet will be unable to adhere to the limpet. The limpet's excurrent keyhole is present on the dorsum. Depth 15 m. Subclass prosobranchia.

camera Nikon in Oceanic housing

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL

common names Rough Keyhole Limpet (ITIS ) Rough Keyhole Limpet (photographer)

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