http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-incredible-mr-and-or-mrs-limpet Comments for "Marine Life Series: The Incredible Mr. and/or Mrs. Limpet" en http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-incredible-mr-and-or-mrs-limpet#comment-300 <p>...or does this resemble the republican party moving to an anti-war position?</p> Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:16:25 -0600 fake consultant comment 300 at http://www.diatribune.com http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-incredible-mr-and-or-mrs-limpet <p><em>Cross posted at Daily Kos</em>.</p> <p>The Slipper Limpet (<em>Crepidula fornicata</em>) is an odd type of snail that is extremely common on the Atlantic coast. Unlike most snails, this animal lacks the typical spiral shape of its shell and is instead more conical with only the slightest hint of a shell twist. &nbsp;To start off, I'll help get your mind out of the gutter (don't worry, we'll be diving right back in below the fold) and explain that the species name <em>fornicata</em> is Latin for &quot;vaulted&quot;, which describes the convex shell shape quite nicely, and the name was given by none other than Carl von Linne (aka <em>Linnaeus</em>) himself.</p> <p><img src="http://biomesblog.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/crepfornicata.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-incredible-mr-and-or-mrs-limpet">read more</a></p> http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-incredible-mr-and-or-mrs-limpet#comments marine life Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:35:15 -0600 Mark H 327 at http://www.diatribune.com