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Atalacmea fragilis Fragile Limpet

Atalacmea fragilis is commonly referred to as Fragile 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 Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Atalacmea fragilis_Southland, New Zealand 2022


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
15530 
AphiaID:
456583 
Scientific:
Atalacmea fragilis 
German:
Fragile Napfschnecke 
English:
Fragile Limpet 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Lottiidae (Family) > Atalacmea (Genus) > fragilis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1823 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1,1cm - 2cm) 
Food:
Herbivorous 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
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:
2023-01-29 13:12:00 

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Atalacmea fragilis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1823)

Atalacmea fragilis is a true limpet in the family Lottiidae. This species occurs off New Zealand. Feeds on algae.

Very similar to Atalacmea multilinea.

Synonymised names:
Patella fragilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 · unaccepted
Patella solandri Colenso, 1844 · unaccepted
Patella unguisalmae Lesson, 1830 · unaccepted

External links

  1. New Zealand Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2023.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2023.

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Atalacmea fragilis, Under mid tide rocks, Argyle Beach, Bluff 2023
Atalacmea fragilis_Southland, New Zealand 2022
Atalacmea fragilis_Southland, New Zealand 2022

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