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Patelloida saccharinoides
Found in the tidepools in Avalon harbor on Catalina Island. It's not native here and was likely dropped by a tourist or a boat and then found by me.
Spotted on Aug 12, 2013
Submitted on Aug 12, 2013
2 Comments
I think you're right about it being a star limpet. A lot of the shops next to the beach sell shells so I'm sure a lot of them end up in the ocean one way or another. Thanks!
That looks like a star limpet, but there are no star limpets in California...I was thinking it might be a worn lottia scabra, but still it looks more like a star limpet to me (Patelloida saccharina)...
Would you please consider if there is a chance, an imported star limpet shell was droped by someone, and was found by you? Let's not forget the shell has a hole...Take a look at the following link:
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A...