A small connical sea snail that can be varied in colour the shell generally lacks ribs the apex of the shell is often eroded. The interior of the shell is white but with a dark margin around the area where the muscle attached to the shell.

At a glance

Habitat Lives intertidally attached to the sides of rocks and stones, particularly on more sheltered shores
Size Can grow to around 1.5cm
Origin Native
Distribution South-eastern and south-western Australia including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern and south-western Australia including Tasmania
Habitat
Lives intertidally attached to the sides of rocks and stones, particularly on more sheltered shores
Size
Can grow to around 1.5cm
Common Name Flamed 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
FamilyLottiidae
GenusNotoacmea
SpeciesNotoacmea flammea
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