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Limpet-shaped coral object? - wateryworld - 04-29-2012
Hello! I have this odd looking little specimen that, from the top, looks vaguely similar to a holed limpet, but from underneath, looks like a coral! Any ideas on this strange thing? Thanks!
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Re: Limpet-shaped coral object? - dave r - 04-29-2012
Looks like a species of Barnacle to me.
Re: Limpet-shaped coral object? - paul monfils - 04-29-2012
Yes, definitely a barnacle. This is a crustacean, more closely related to shrimp than to mollusks.
Re: Limpet-shaped coral object? - wateryworld - 04-29-2012
Wow, I'd originally thought of possibly being a barnacle as well, but then ended up thinking against it, ha! Thanks a bunch! ;D