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Rough Keyhole Limpet

diodora aspera

The Rough Keyhole Limpet is a small sea creature with a unique keyhole-shaped shell. It clings tightly to rocks in tidal pools, making it a fun find for little explorers!

Lebensraum: They live in rocky coastal areas and tidal pools.

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The Rough Keyhole Limpet has a sturdy, cone-shaped shell, often grey or brownish, with prominent radial ribs. It is distinguished by a noticeable keyhole-shaped opening at its apex, which sets it apart from other limpet species.

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Rough Keyhole Limpet
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Rough Keyhole Limpet

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its shell has a unique 'keyhole' opening, like a tiny skylight!

Their tiny teeth are among the strongest natural materials on Earth!

They glide along rocks on a slippery trail of mucus, like a super-slow surfer!

This limpet's foot is so strong it can lift 50 times its own weight!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Suction Foot

Rough Keyhole Limpet has a powerful muscular foot that helps them cling tightly to rocks, even in strong waves, preventing them from being washed away.

Fähigkeit

Rock Scraper

Rough Keyhole Limpet can graze algae from rocks using its specialized radula, a ribbon of tiny, super-hard teeth, to get its food.

Fähigkeit

Breathing Hole

Rough Keyhole Limpet has a unique keyhole opening at its shell's top that lets out waste water and helps them breathe underwater!

Maße und Details

Length Cm
2-7 cm
Lifespan Years
5-15 Jahre

Ernährung und Fütterung

This limpet is a vegetarian, grazing on tiny plants found on ocean rocks and other hard surfaces.

Hauptnahrung

  • Microalgae
  • Diatoms
  • Algal films
  • Small seaweeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Ochre Sea Star

Pisaster ochraceus

A common predator in the intertidal zone.

eaten by

Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus bachmani

Birds pry them off rocks with their strong beaks.

eaten by

Red Rock Crab

Cancer productus

Crabs use their strong claws to crack limpet shells.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

DiodoraRough Limpet

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Wie groß ist Rough Keyhole Limpet?

2-7 cm

Wie lange lebt Rough Keyhole Limpet?

5-15 Jahre

Was frisst Rough Keyhole Limpet?

This limpet is a vegetarian, grazing on tiny plants found on ocean rocks and other hard surfaces.

Wo findet man Rough Keyhole Limpet normalerweise?

They live in rocky coastal areas and tidal pools.

Wie jagt Rough Keyhole Limpet?

Grazing

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