Cymbula adansonii

Cymbula adansonii is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae.

[1] Marine gastropods, colloquially classified as snails and slugs, encompass the entire class of invertebrates in the Mollusca phylum.

Cymbula adansonii is a species of true limpet grouped under the family of Patellidae, from the marine gastropod phylum.

[4] The body of Cymbula adansonii consists of a central apex with a concentric outer crossed-foliated shell layer.

Cymbula adansonii obtain nourishment through a three-part system involving the foregut, midgut, and hindgut.

Cymbula adansonii has a small rachidian tooth, which is the middle row of teeth in a gastropod’s set of radula.

[8] Species from the Patellidae family like Cymbula adansonii are grazers who utilize their radula to scoop out and consume food particles and detritus.