Identification ²

Distinguishing Characteristics
An endemic limpet of New Zealand.

Size
Can grow up to Height 7mm, Width 5mm

Distribution
Found in the low tide zonein the Kermadecs and northern North Island

Summary ³

Williamia radiata nutata is a subspecies of small sea snail or saltwater limpet with a lung, a marine pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae, the marine pulmonate limpets....

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More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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