Antilles Limpet

Antilles Limpet
Name: Antilles Limpet
Scientific Name: Lottia antillarum
Family: True Limpets
Taxonomic: Lottiidae
ID Group: Snails, Clams & Shells
Size: up to 1.2 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Not usually seen
Similar Species: Spotted Limpet

This Limpet has a white shell covered with mottled patches that are spread out across its surface. Its shell shows evenly spaced raised lines that stretch from the center toward the edge and the edge of the shell is a bit wavy.

This Limpet lives near the Lesser Antilles (a chain of islands in the eastern Caribbean, including Bonaire). Its name comes from the fact that it is found in this region.