Helcion concolor
Helcion concolor shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Patellidae
Genus: Helcion
Species:
H. concolor
Binomial name
Helcion concolor
(Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
  • Patella concolor Krauss, 1848
  • Patella concolor f. polygramma Tomlin, 1931
  • Patella farquhari Turton, 1932
  • Patella helena Turton, 1932
  • Patella rietensis Turton, 1932
  • Patella variabilis Krauss, 1848
  • Patella variabilis var. concolor Krauss, 1848
  • Patella variabilis var. constellata Sowerby III, 1921
  • Patella variabilis var. fasciata Krauss, 1848
  • Patella variabilis var. fasciolata Tomlin, 1931
  • Patella variabilis var. helvola Turton, 1932
  • Patella variabilis var. polygramma Tomlin, 1931
  • Patella variabilis var. radiata Krauss, 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]

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.
Ventral view.
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References

  1. ^ a b Helcion concolor (Krauss, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 July 2012.