Common name of Acmaea mitra
 
Common Name Whitecap limpet
Language English
Type AFS
Official Trade Name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality Pacific Northwest region (Ref. 94194).
Ref. Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'limpet', from Medieval Latin 'lampreda', i.e., 'lamprey', clings tenaciously to someone or something.
 
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