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Limpet-shaped coral object?
04-29-2012, 09:01 AM,
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Limpet-shaped coral object?
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! Smile

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04-29-2012, 11:13 AM,
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Re: Limpet-shaped coral object?
Looks like a species of Barnacle to me.
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04-29-2012, 12:08 PM,
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Re: Limpet-shaped coral object?
Yes, definitely a barnacle.  This is a crustacean, more closely related to shrimp than to mollusks.
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04-29-2012, 01:03 PM,
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Re: Limpet-shaped coral object?
Wow, I'd originally thought of possibly being a barnacle as well, but then ended up thinking against it, ha!  Thanks a bunch!  ;D
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