SIPHONARIIDAE 



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Figure 65. Atlantic Coast False Limpets. Side and interior views of a, Siphonaria 

 alternata Say; b, S. pectinata Linne. Natural size. 



Siphonaria alternata Say Say's False Limpet 



Figure 65a 



Southeast Florida (and Sarasota), the Bahamas and Bermuda. 



% to % inch in length, with about 20 to 25 small, white, radial ribs 

 between which are smaller riblets. Background gray to cream. Interior 

 glossy-tan, sometimes striped or mottled with dark-brown. Fairly common 

 on rocks near the shore line. 



