Acmaea mitra  (Whitecap Limpet)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2039)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Sitka Sound, SE Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Rocks with coralline algae
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 18, 2007
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Photo ID #	2039
Comments	Shell is notable for being about as tall as long, nearly circular outline, and solid white color. Shell is often covered with the pink coralline algae that is also its food. Photo taken with a Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.