Helcion pectunculus (Gmelin, 1791) is a animal in the Patellidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Helcion pectunculus (Gmelin, 1791)
Helcion pectunculus, the prickly limpet, is a marine true limpet found mostly on southern Africa’s coast.
Helcion pectunculus, common name the prickly limpet, is a species of sea snail. It is a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to Patellidae, the family of true limpets. This is a marine species that occurs mostly along the southern coast of Africa.
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Scutellastra longicosta (Lamarck, 1819)
Cymbula granatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758
Scutellastra granularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scutellastra chapmani (Tenison Woods, 1876)
Scutellastra barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)
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