Shield limpet <i>Lottia pelta</i>, synonym: <i>Collisella pelta</i>, exposed at high tide at Point Piños. Limpets can endure long periods of dry exposure by sealing their mantle and flesh off from air with their shell.
Chad King (SIMoN / MBNMS)
2005-01-10
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