Is this a black pearl?

by Nicole
(Palos Verdes Estates, CA)


I just home from the Abalone Cove tide pools in Palos Verdes, CA and took a picture of the weirdest mollusk creature w/ a black pearl in the middle (I think). I left it there! Can you tell me what it is?


Of course my camera was acting up today and pinked the picture. The lip at the top was actually bright yellow.

Comments for Is this a black pearl?

Average Rating starstarstarstarstar

Click here to add your own comments

Jan 26, 2011
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		Keyhole limpet sighting
by: Kari

Hi Nicole,

Thanks for explaining the mystery.

For anyone interested in this unique mollusk. Here is more info about keyhole limpets.
Jan 26, 2011
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		Mystery solved!
by: Nicole

My son and I ended up at the Long Beach Aquarium today where we confirmed a 'Giant Keyhole Limpet' sighting. They said the mouth can come out the middle (and excrement too).

Mystery solved!

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Finding a Pearl.

Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

  1. Click on the HTML link code below.
  2. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.