Rocks near seas or oceans.
A variety of limpets can be found in rocky intertidal areas. One of the common creatures you may find in coastal tidepools and intertidal areas is the limpet. A relative of the snail, the limpet is also a common beachcombing find with a shell that looks like a pointed hat. Live limpets can be found in rocky intertidal areas, from the high tide line to subtidal pools where its one powerful foot fastens it firmly to a rock. But dead limpets' shells may be abraded by the sea, so holes can be found in limpet shells afterwards. Finally there are also the slipper limpets (Calyptraeidae). Apart from belonging to a completely different systematic group of gastropods, those sea snails only vaguely resemble a patellid limpet. About Limpets Edit. The limpet is a mollusk and it is a member of Acmaeidae family. The limpets can be found throughout littoral zones and they are usually found on rocks near seas or oceans. The limpets have a flat shell and they stick on the rocks by using a muscular foot which allows them to remain attached on rocks if a big wave comes. A rocky shore on the Atlantic: A typical habitat for limpets. Source: Morris, Currie: Rocky Shore Ecology. Limpets are easily to be found in places rich in algae on most rocky shores. Because of the cup-shaped shells, the small gastropods, most of which reach only few inches in size, are easily recognised. Allison Merritt. Limpets are found in marine environments, mainly within the mid-intertidal and subtidal zones. They are a member of the phylum Mollusca, class Gastropoda, subclass Opisthobranchia, and the order Archeogastropoda. Limpets are the most primitive of all the gastropods (Lutz, 1986).
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