A hoof shaped limpet like snail the shell is solid and coloured white to tan brown with ribs whilst growth lines may be apparent on some speciemens

At a glance

Habitat Lives subtidally attached to the shells of other molluscs
Size Can grow to around 25mm
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia from WA to NSW including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from WA to NSW including Tasmania
Habitat
Lives subtidally attached to the shells of other molluscs
Size
Can grow to around 25mm
Common Name Horse Hoof Limpet
Aliases southern bonnet-limpet,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassCaenogastropoda
SuperorderSorbeoconcha
OrderHypsogastropoda
SuborderLittorinimorpha
SuperfamilyHipponicoidea
FamilyHipponicidae
GenusSabia
SpeciesSabia australis
Synonyms

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