Cala Iris Islet
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  Cala Iris Islet | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Alboran Sea |
| Coordinates | 35°09′08″N 4°21′36″W / 35.152337°N 4.360092°W |
| Administration | |
Morocco | |
| Province | Al Hoceima Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Cala Iris Islet is a small island in Morocco, located in the Alboran Sea in the bay of the Cala Iris 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.[1][2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.