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Cala Iris Islet

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Island in Morocco
Cala Iris Islet
Cala Iris Islet is located in MoroccoCala Iris IsletCala Iris Islet
Geography
LocationAlboran Sea
Coordinates35°09′08″N 4°21′36″W / 35.152337°N 4.360092°W / 35.152337; -4.360092
Administration
Morocco
ProvinceAl Hoceima Province
Demographics
Population0

Cala Iris Islet is a small island in Morocco, located in the Alboran Sea in the bay of the Cala Iris [fr] village, Al Hoceima Province. It is about 500 m off the Cala Iris beach. This island is a part of the Al Hoceima National Park. Cala Iris Islet is one of the few places where the ribbed Mediterranean limpet (Patella ferruginea) has survived, with a population of 110 specimens.

References

  1. Bazairi, Hocein; Salvati, Eva; Benhissoune, Said; Tunesi, Leonardo; Rais, Chadly; Agnesi, Sabrina; Benhamza, Abdelhakim; Franzosini, Carlo; Limam, Atef; Mo, Giulia; Molinari, Andrea (2004). "Considerations on a population of the endangered marine mollusc Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (Gastropoda, Patellidae) in the Cala Iris islet (National Park of Al Hoceima - Morocco, Alboran sea)". Bollettino malacologico. 40: 95–100.
  2. Espinosa, F.; Rivera-Ingraham, G.A. (2017). "Biological Conservation of Giant Limpets: The Implications of Large Size". In Curry, B.E. (ed.). Advances in Marine Biology. Academic Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-12-812402-4.
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