A large, oval, conical limpet with about 30 radial ribs or flutes and with the apex slightly off-centre. Colour usually grey-brown with darker flecks and with concentric banding sometimes evident. Apex tends to be eroded and paler in colour, as do the radial ribs. Internally the shell is usually somewhat pearly (nacreous), and in adults often bears a prominent orange band separating the uniformly grey apical region from the more variegated margin

Protected:Limpets are protected in Tasmania you are not allowed to collect or use them for bait

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Habitat Rocky shores from low-tide to almost high-tide level, particularly on exposed coasts.
Size Can grow up to around 6.5cm
Origin Native
Distribution South-eastern Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern Australia
Habitat
Rocky shores from low-tide to almost high-tide level, particularly on exposed coasts.
Size
Can grow up to around 6.5cm
Common Name Orange-Edged Limpet
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassPatellogastropoda
SuperfamilyLottioidea
FamilyNacellidae
GenusCellana
SpeciesCellana solida
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