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Lottiidae - Patelloidinae: Patelloida profunda (Crosse & Fischer, 1864) ('delicate limpet')
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Synonym(s):
profunda Crosse & Fischer, 1864
polyactina Verco, 1912.
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Figures a-c: 13 mm, Taroona, Tas (S). Figures d-f: 13 mm, Flinders Island, Tas (N). Figures g-h: 11 mm, Middleton, Tas (S). |
Typical shell-length 15 mm. Tall-sided, with radial striations and often with near-circular outline. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed,especially on moderately sheltered shores.
Occurs in southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA); other subspecies found widely in temperate parts of the southern hemisphere. In Tasmania this is a widespread and common species.
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