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	Kingdom Animale | Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda

True Limpet Shells Family Acmaeidae Their hat-like shells, smooth and rounded margins, powerful sucker-like foot and the thick mucus they produce, enable them to clamp tightly onto rocks during low tides to avoid desiccation, predators and dislodgement by strong waves. (Shell diameter 0.7 to 1.0cm).

Introduction Shore environment

From A Guide to Seashore Life by Dr Leo W H Tan and Peter K L Ng Published by the Singapore Science Centre and sponsored by BP @Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and Singapore Science Centre