Helcion concolor

Helcion concolor, common name the variable limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.^[1]

Helcion concolor
Helcion concolor shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Helcion
Species:	H. concolor
Binomial name
Helcion concolor (Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
Patella concolor Krauss, 1848 Patella concolor f. polygramma Tomlin, 1931 Patella farquhari Turton, 1932 Patella helena Turton, 1932 Patella rietensis Turton, 1932 Patella variabilis Krauss, 1848 Patella variabilis var. concolor Krauss, 1848 Patella variabilis var. constellata Sowerby III, 1921 Patella variabilis var. fasciata Krauss, 1848 Patella variabilis var. fasciolata Tomlin, 1931 Patella variabilis var. helvola Turton, 1932 Patella variabilis var. polygramma Tomlin, 1931 Patella variabilis var. radiata Krauss, 1848

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and South Africa.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 60 mm.

Dorsal view.

Ventral view.