Size: height of the flattened shell is between 13 mm and 45 mm

 

Key Features: The apex is slightly out of the middle and is often worn out. The shell has numerous, rather flat, granular ridges of varying height. The color of the shell is grayish white to dark brown, with the ribs somewhat darker. The interior is pale white and iridescent. The markings of the muscles contrast with a dark gray color.

 

Diet: Feeds on algae.

 

Habitat: rocky bottoms in inter-tidal and mid-littoral reef-associated coastal waters.

 

Conservation status: Not Evaluated on the IUCN Red Data List.

 

 

 

 

 

References:

Balaparameswara Rao, M (1976). Studies on the Growth of the Limpet Cellana radiata (Born), Journal of Molluscan Studies, Vol. 42 (1): 136-144.

 

Cellana radiata. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved on June 16, 2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellana_radiata

 

Balamani. A (1996). Ecological studies on the Limpet Cellana radiate (Born), at Anjuna, Goa, Dept. of Marine Sciences & Marine Biotechnology, Goa University.

 

 

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H. Zell. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.