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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Not assigned
Family: Patellidae Patellid limpets

Genus: Helcion

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6 species (see list below)
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Helcion concolor
[Variable limpet]
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Helcion dunkeri
[]
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Helcion pectinata
[]

Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic.

Helcion pellucidusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Helcion pellucidus
[Translucid limpet]
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Helcion pruinosus
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Helcion tella
[]


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