eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Pupillaea aoerta-4 |
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| Common name: |
Rusty manteled keyhole limpet |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Mollusca |
Not Defined |
Gastropoda |
Orthogastropoda |
Vetigastropoda |
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Fissurellidae |
Emarginulinae |
Pupillaea |
Pupillaea aoerta-4 |
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Short Description:
Oval haped body with a distinctive "key hole" on the top giving the animal a slug-like look.Colour variable The body is normally ,brown with"rust-like" mottled black patches over the mantel and a with a orange foot
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Identification
features: |
Shell small relative to the body,with a white rim
and a bevelled hole on top
The shell is almost completely covered by the body
Shell is about 35 mm and the body 80mm
The body is usealy grey,striped,brown or mottled balck
with a orange foot |
| Size: |
80mm |
| Behaviour: |
Solitary moving sluggish on vertical reef surfaces |
| Diet: |
Filter feeder |
| Distribution: |
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| Depth: |
30m |
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Habitat:
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Subtidal and reefs on vertical rockfaces |
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Reference:
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Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
