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Black Limpet

Lottia asmi

102 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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24 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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What the records say

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 California.January 24, February 21, March 22, April 27, May 26, June 19, July 17, August 17, September 21, October 22, November 28, December 22.
United States271
California265
Canada17
British Columbia17
Washington3
Oregon3

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
OrderNacellida
FamilyLottiid Limpets · Lottiidae
GenusLottia Limpets · Lottia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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