Circular slipper limpet
A species of Sigapatella Scientific name : Sigapatella novaezelandiae Genus : Sigapatella
Circular slipper limpet, A species of Sigapatella
Botanical name: Sigapatella novaezelandiae
Genus: Sigapatella
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Description
Photo By Graham Bould , used under PUBLIC-DOMAIN /Cropped and compressed from original 
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 33 mm. The white or yellowish-white shell is marked by growth lines. The spire is often light violaceous. The shell is covered by a thin, fibrous, yellowish periostracum. The interior of the shell is white, more or less stained or blotched with violet.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Littorinimorph snails Family
Slipper limpets Genus
Sigapatella Species
Circular slipper limpet 
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