Helcion pectunculus | |
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Five views of a shell of Helcion pectunculus (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
Family: | Patellidae |
Genus: | Helcion |
Species: | H. pectunculus |
Binomial name | |
Helcion pectunculus (Gmelin, 1791) |
Helcion pectunculus [1] , common name the prickly 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. [2]
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Its mostly present around southern coast of africa. Its a marine species. [3]