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IDENTIFICATION: A small limpet barely 8 mm long. The apex is inclined
to the back of the animal and so it tends to face up stream for
maximum streamlining. Common on the bottom of all stony and rocky
streams and rivers. It can also be found in still water where
there is a hard substrate. Found throughout Europe and the UK.
ECOLOGY: This tiny limpet feeds by scraping algae off the stones and rocks at the bottom of the water body. For this it uses a radula, a strap-like toungue with rows of teeth.
Classification: |
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Kingdom |
Animal |
Phylum |
Mollusca |
Class |
Gastropoda |
Order |
Pulmonate snail |
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