Tectura scutum (Rathke, 1833)

Tectura scutum
(Tectura scutum)


Description

Synonyms:
Notoacmaea scutum, Acmaea testudinalis scutum
Common Name:
Pacific Plate Limpet, Plate Limpet
Size:
To 63mm.
Description:
Distribution/Range:
Southern Bering Sea and Alaska (Aleutian Islands) to California (Point Conception?) or Baja California(?). Rare south of Oregon.
Habitat:
Comments/Remarks:
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