Small limpet-shaped, conical shell, with sculpture of coarse radiating ribs, sometimes crossed by finer concentric ribs that may form beading where they intersect. Shell may be uniformly white or fawn, or with radiating greenish or grey zones

At a glance

Habitat Lives low on the shore, attached to rocks, especially on moderately sheltered shores
Size Can grow up to 2.5 cm
Origin Native
Distribution South-eastern and south-western Australia from West Australia to South Queensland Including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern and south-western Australia from West Australia to South Queensland Including Tasmania
Habitat
Lives low on the shore, attached to rocks, especially on moderately sheltered shores
Size
Can grow up to 2.5 cm
Common Name Cap-Shaped False Limpet
Aliases Rough Notch Limpet, Rugose Slit Limpet,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassVetigastropoda
SuperfamilyFissurelloidea
FamilyFissurellidae
SubfamilyHemitominae
GenusMontfortula
SpeciesMontfortula rugosa
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