John Turnbull, Marine Explorer, Australien
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Cellana tramoserica is a sea snail of the family Nacellidae, one of the families of the true limpets.
The snail has a conical shell with ribs, dark radial stripes or crescent shaped orange-brown-white markings.
Cellana tramoserica is an Australian endemic snail that survives at low tide on rocks outside the water by trapping water under its shell.
It moves around the exposed rocks at all tide levels to feed and then returns to the same place to rest (homecoming behaviour), which is indicated by a "home scar".
The animals find the exact original resting place by using chemical sensors to trace their slime back home.
The snails can grow up to 35 mm high and up to 70 mm long and have 30-40 strong radial ribs.
Flatter specimens are found in areas with high wave movement, while animals with higher shells live further up the shore line.
Dense populations of limpets are important for controlling algae growth on many rock platforms due to the intensity of their grazing activity.
Synonymised names:
Patella tramoserica Holten, 1802 · unaccepted
The snail has a conical shell with ribs, dark radial stripes or crescent shaped orange-brown-white markings.
Cellana tramoserica is an Australian endemic snail that survives at low tide on rocks outside the water by trapping water under its shell.
It moves around the exposed rocks at all tide levels to feed and then returns to the same place to rest (homecoming behaviour), which is indicated by a "home scar".
The animals find the exact original resting place by using chemical sensors to trace their slime back home.
The snails can grow up to 35 mm high and up to 70 mm long and have 30-40 strong radial ribs.
Flatter specimens are found in areas with high wave movement, while animals with higher shells live further up the shore line.
Dense populations of limpets are important for controlling algae growth on many rock platforms due to the intensity of their grazing activity.
Synonymised names:
Patella tramoserica Holten, 1802 · unaccepted
