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LIMPET SHELLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, SOME COMMON OTHERS COVETED BY COLLECTORS

    LIMPET SHELLS OF THE WORLD



  • Description. Limpet's are gastropods are mollusks(animal that dwells inside the shell) that create one shell. Limpets are a large group of flattened or elevated shells found along seashores worldwide. The Limpet outside shell can be smooth or radially ribbed. They are smooth on the inside and have a horseshoe shaped muscle impression. The animal (mollusk)stick tightly to rocks, the shape of their shell act as a barrier to wave action. Most Limpet Shells feed on algae, passing by as they cling to rocks in the shoreline tidal flow.



Oval Limpets Hawaii

    Oval Limpets Hawaii size and price



  • One Oval Limpet 1 to 1/7/8 inches...... $.65



  • One Oval Polished Limpet Hawaii 2 to 2 7/8 inches...... $.89



Green Limpet Shells

    Green Limpets Size and Price


  • DescriptionGreen Limpets are gastropods (mollusks that create a single shell to live in), they attach themselves to rocks in the intertidal area. These are excellent craft shells. In all, there are more than 400 species. Most are found in temperate waters distributed worldwide.


  • Listing Picture Provides an excellent example of the color, shape and marking.



  • One Green Limpet shell 1/2 to 1 1/4 inches...... $.28



Star Limpets

    The Star Limpet Size, Description and Price



  • DescriptionPatelloida Lottiidae, Star Limpets, sometimes called the Pacific Sugar Limpet. These are gastropods (mollusks that create a single shell) . They have seven or eight strong radiating ridges, with lesser ridges between, crossed by irregular concentric growth lines. They attach themselves to intertidal rocks . These are excellent craft shells. In all, there are more than 400 species. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region from the east Indian Ocean to the Northern Australian New Zealand shores.


  • Listing Picture Provides an excellent example of the dull grey and white outside shell and opaque white inside color, shape and markings of the Star Limpet shell.



  • One half pound of the Star Limpet shells 3/4 to 1 inch......$1.89



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