APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Patella vulgata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common limpet (Marine snail images)
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Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal top view 1
Patella vulgata
- live animal top view 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal top view 2
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal top view 3
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- underwater 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- underwater 2
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- radula 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- radula 2
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animals / group 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animals / group 2
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animals / group 3
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animals / group 4
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal side view
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal foot / underside
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal 2
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal 3
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal 4
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal / cut-out 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- live animal / cut-out 2
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- close-up / cut-out 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- foot / cut-out 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- radula 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- radula 2
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- part animal / close-up
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- foot / close-up
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- home scars 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- home scar 1
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- home scar 2
Common limpet
Patella vulgata
- rasping pattern on rock 1
A very common species, images taken at many locations across the Devon and Cornwall region.
European and Scientific Names: Patella vulgata, Common limpet, Gemeine napfschnecke, Gewone schaalhoren, Patelle commune, Lapa, Patella.
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.