Mask limpet
Mask limpet
Photo by Mary Jo Adams
Beach Watchers, Washington State University
Education. Research. Stewardship.
Active at night, the mask limpet feeds on diatoms and other algae. Oystercatchers, crows, and other shorebirds make it their prey. A former scientific name for the mask limpet is Notoacmea persona and another common name for it is "speckled limpet".
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