Sluglike shelled creature from South Africa
March 13, 2006
From: D. Ahomed
While on vacation in Capetown, South Africa, I came across this Slug-like shelled sea creature. Can anyone tell me what is is?
Locality: Kalk Bay Beach, 1 ft., Capetown, South Africa, Indian Ocean, December 2005, rocky area of beach water, no sand near. Length: 8". Photographer: Dawn.
Dawn Ahomed
theahomeds@comcast.net
Ahomed, D., 2006 (Mar 13) Sluglike shelled creature from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16073Dear Dawn,
Living in Sydney I would say it looks like our Opera House from a funny angle. However the southern tip of South Africa is famous for the large variety of chitons that are found there. Chitons are a special group of molluscs [snails, clams, octopus etc] which have 8 shell plates, usually held together by a leathery strap or girdle which you can see in your photo.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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