Giant Keyhole Limpet
Common Name: Giant Keyhole Limpet
Scientific Name: Magathura crenulata
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Other Taxonomy: Superfamily: Fissurelloidea Family: Fissurellidae Genus: Megathura
Specimen #: 65
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: They are native to rocky coasts of Southern California to Baja California, Mexico and are found at shallow depths below the low tide line.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: They are native to rocky coasts of Southern California to Baja California, Mexico and are found at shallow depths below the low tide line.
Relationship with humans: Megathura crenulata is used as vaccine carrier protein
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megathura_crenulata
Scientific Name: Magathura crenulata
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Other Taxonomy: Superfamily: Fissurelloidea Family: Fissurellidae Genus: Megathura
Specimen #: 65
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: They are native to rocky coasts of Southern California to Baja California, Mexico and are found at shallow depths below the low tide line.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: They are native to rocky coasts of Southern California to Baja California, Mexico and are found at shallow depths below the low tide line.
Relationship with humans: Megathura crenulata is used as vaccine carrier protein
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megathura_crenulata