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Scutellastra longicosta Duck's foot limpet, Long Spined Limpet

Scutellastra longicosta is commonly referred to as Duck's foot limpet, Long Spined Limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Scutellastra longicosta, brass bell rocks Kalk Bay, Cape Town, 7990, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)


Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
11998 
AphiaID:
456673 
Scientific:
Scutellastra longicosta 
German:
Stern-Napfschnecke, Stachelige Napfschnecke, Entenfuß 
English:
Duck's Foot Limpet, Long Spined Limpet 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Patellidae (Family) > Scutellastra (Genus) > longicosta (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1819 
Occurrence:
East Africa, Mozambique, Senegal, South Atlantic, South-Africa, West Africa, Western Indian Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
1 - 10 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.57" - 3.94" (4cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 71.6 °F (20°C - 22°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Coralline algae, Herbivorous 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-04-26 16:53:37 

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Scutellastra longicosta (Lamarck, 1819)

Synonymised names
Patella (Scutellastra) longicosta Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted
Patella albanyana W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Patella decemcostata E. A. Smith, 1901 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Patella digitata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 · unaccepted (Invalid: placed on Official Index...)
Patella longicosta Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Patella longicosta var. intermedia W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted > junior homonym (not Patella intermedia Murray, 1857;...)
Patella longicosta var. kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Patella multilirata W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Seaweeds of the South African South Coast (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Scutellastra longicosta, Scarborough, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)
Scutellastra longicosta, brass bell rocks Kalk Bay, Cape Town, 7990, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Scutellastra longicosta, brass bell rocks Kalk Bay, Cape Town, 7990, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Foto: Seaforth Beach, Simon's Town, Westkap, Südafrika

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