Siphonaria pectinata: Striped Falselimpet
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Description: Photographs and information on this air-breathing marine species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, community ecology and invasion information.
The non-native striped falselimpet, . Photograph courtesy jaxshells.org. can be a prominent member of the rocky intertidal community. Photograph courtesy jaxshells.org. possesses an oval, limpet-like shell that is white to cream-tan in color with numerous radial brown stripes. Examined from above, the apex is slightly off-center with respect to both x-axis and y-axis midlines. As with other members of the family, the underside of the shell exhibits a c-shaped muscle scar (often indistinct) that opens to one side. The underside also shows a shallow siphonal groove that passes through the open end of the muscle scar.
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| Page title: | Siphonaria pectinata |
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| IP-address: | 160.111.252.229 |
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| NS | Name Servers: SI-NAMES1.SI.EDU 160.111.252.5 SI-NAMES2.SI.EDU 160.111.252.6 |
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| Date | activated: 19-Jun-1992 last updated: 29-May-2013 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |