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Fissurellidea bimaculata
Two-spotted Keyhole Limpet
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0407 2988 (2007-04-26)Copyright © 2007 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Apr 21, 2007
location
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Moss Beach (San Mateo County, California, US)family
Fissurellidae
order
Archaeogastropoda
class Gastropoda
habitat Mid intertidal zonenotes Previously known as Megatebennus bimaculatus. In this view the limpet is on the move. The shell is actually twice the diameter of the visible portion. When threatened by a sea star, the limpet can extend its mantle over the exterior of the shell, creating a smooth, slippery surface, impossible for the star to grasp.camera Canon 20D, 180mm macro, f/7.1, 1.60 sec
photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other
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Two-spotted Keyhole Limpet (photographer)
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