Broadray Limpet
Helcion pruinosus
Helcion pruinosus, common name the rayed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.
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Description
Helcion pruinosus is a marine gastropod mollusk that grazes on algae on larger rocks in intertidal areas.
Range & habitat
Southeast Atlantic, specifically along the coastal waters of South Africa.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 635667.