In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell.
Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.
Somthing or someone that clings tenaciously to another object or person;
a military explosive device having magnets allowing it to cling to a metallic target object, such as the hull of a ship.
Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.
A herbivorous intertidal invertebrate.
mollusk with a low conical shell
any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
a charge attached to a magnet
a marine Mollusk of the class Gastropoda
A slow-moving animal with a large, flat, muscular foot, and a hard shell into which the animal can withdraw.
marine gastropod mollusk that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath and grazes over rocks or timbers in the littoral area and clings very tightly when disturbed. (back)
A particularly nasty magnetic mine. Placed by SEALS against the hulls of enemy vessels, cars, tanks, etc.
A group of gastropod molluscs, related to snails, which have simple shells shaped like a bowl or platter.
Limpets are marine gastropod molluscs in the order Patellogastropoda with flattened, cone-shaped shells. They live throughout the intertidal zone, from the high zone (upper littoral) to the shallow subtidal on the rocky coasts of most oceans. Limpets can be commonly found attached to rocks, looking like little disks or bumps on the rock surface.
