Patelloida lentiginosa Freckled Limpet

Patelloida lentiginosa is commonly referred to as Freckled Limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Patelloida lentiginosa,Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400006, India 2025 (CC BY)

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lexID:: 18374
AphiaID:: 456635

Scientific:: Patelloida lentiginosa
German:: Gefleckte Napfschnecke
English:: Freckled Limpet

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nacellida (Order) > Lottiidae (Family) > Patelloida (Genus) > lentiginosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Reeve, ), 1855

Occurrence:: India, Indonesia, Japan, Moluccas, Philippines
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,9 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Patelloida alticostata
Patelloida chamorrorum
Patelloida conulus
Patelloida corticata
Krusten Napfschnecke
Patelloida cryptalirata
Patelloida exilis
Patelloida garrettii
Patelloida garuda
Patelloida heroldi
Patelloida heteromorpha
Patelloida inquilinus
Patelloida insignis
Patelloida latistrigata
Breitgestreifte Napfschnecke
Patelloida lentiginosa
Gefleckte Napfschnecke
Patelloida maraisi
Patelloida mimula
Patelloida nigrosulcata
Patelloida perconica
Patelloida pseudopygmaea
Patelloida pygmaea
Patelloida rugosa
Patelloida ryukyuensis
Patelloida saccharina
Süße Napfschnecke, Breitrippen Napfschnecke, Schildkrötenschnecke
Patelloida saccharinoides
Patelloida signata
Patelloida striata
Patelloida toloensis
Patelloida victoriana

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-05-25 20:23:13
Last edit:: 2026-05-25 20:27:17

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Patelloida lentiginosa (Reeve, 1855)

Patelloida lentiginosa is a species in the family Lottiidae, the lottia limpets. Type locality contained in South Australian Gulfs. Patelloida lentiginosa has a spirally coiled shell.

Synonymised names
Patella lentiginosa Reeve, 1855 · unaccepted

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Patelloida lentiginosa,Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400006, India 2025 (CC BY)

Patelloida lentiginosa,3RFC+HR7, Danda Village, Khar Danda, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400052, India 2025 (CC BY)

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