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Star Limpet

Cellana stellifera

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 10, February 2, March 8, April 14, May 8, June 5, July 2, August 2, September 10, October 5, November 5, December 4.
New Zealand75
Northland Region13
Auckland Region12
Wellington Region11
Waikato Region10
Tasman Region8
Canterbury Region7
Southland Region6
Taranaki Region5
Nelson Region3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderPatellida
FamilyNacellid Limpets · Nacellidae
GenusIndo-Pacific Limpets · Cellana

Sources

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Practise Star Limpet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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