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Limpets, Periwinkles, and Barnacles

Fingered or ribbed limpets (Lottia digitalis) attached to rocks above the low tide line. The 3 small black snails in the center of the frame are checkered periwinkles, (Littorina scutulata). Groups of acorn barnacles (Balanus glandula) can be seen at upper left and lower right. All 3 of these species are abundant intertidal species from Alaska south to CA. Photo Ruby Beach, Olympic Peninsula, Oregon.

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Limpets, Periwinkles, and Barnacles

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Fingered or ribbed limpets (Lottia digitalis) attached to rocks above the low tide line. The 3 small black snails in the center of the frame are checkered periwinkles, (Littorina scutulata). Groups of acorn barnacles (Balanus glandula) can be seen at upper left and lower right. All 3 of these species are abundant intertidal species from Alaska south to CA. Photo Ruby Beach, Olympic Peninsula, Oregon.

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34.7 x 23.2 cm | 13.7 x 9.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ACORN BARNACLE • ARTHROPOD • ARTHROPODA • ARTHROPODS • BALANUS GLANDULA • BALANUS • CHECKERED PERIWINKLE • CRUSTACEAN • ECOSYSTEM • FINGERED LIMPET • INTERTIDAL HABITAT • INTERTIDAL ORGANISMS • INTERTIDAL ZONE • INVERTEBRATES • LITTORINA SCUTULATA • LITTORINA • LOTTIA DIGITALIS • LOTTIA • MOLLUSC • MOLLUSK • MULTIPLE SPECIES • PACIFIC NORTHWEST • RIBBED LIMPET • ZONATION