Showing posts with label Blue-rayed Limpet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blue-rayed Limpet. Show all posts

Monday, 6 February 2012

Blue Rayed Limpet (Patella pellucida) - David Wood



Dave on the Oa found a pellet near Stremnishmore a few weeks ago. It simply disintegrated when he tried to pick it up but he managed to bag most of it up and take some pictures. It's a mixture of rove beetles, weevils, wool, bone, and most interestingly, a blue rayed limpet, on which you can still see the beautiful electric blue lines! We're not sure who it belongs to, I suspect a crow given the composition and size of the pellet.  - Crystal

Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Blue-rayed Limpet - Ansates pellucida

Thanks to Martin Armstrong for sending this photo of a Blue-rayed Limpet, a gastropod mollusc that grows up to 15 mm long and lives primarily on kelp (Laminaria).
Becky