Helcion concolor

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Helcion concolor
Patella variabilis concolor 002.jpg
Helcion concolor shell
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Patellidae
Genus: Helcion
Species:
H. concolor
Binomial name
Helcion concolor
(Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms [1]
  • Patella concolorKrauss, 1848
  • Patella concolor f. polygrammaTomlin, 1931
  • Patella farquhariTurton, 1932
  • Patella helenaTurton, 1932
  • Patella rietensisTurton, 1932
  • Patella variabilisKrauss, 1848
  • Patella variabilis var. concolorKrauss, 1848
  • Patella variabilis var. constellataSowerby III, 1921
  • Patella variabilis var. fasciataKrauss, 1848
  • Patella variabilis var. fasciolataTomlin, 1931
  • Patella variabilis var. helvolaTurton, 1932
  • Patella variabilis var. polygrammaTomlin, 1931
  • Patella variabilis var. radiataKrauss, 1848

Helcion concolor, common name the variable limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. [1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and South Africa.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.

Dorsal view. Patella variabilis polygramma 002.jpg
Dorsal view.
Ventral view. Patella variabilis polygramma 001.jpg
Ventral view.

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