Corambe obscura Obscure Corambe, Limpet Corambe

Corambe obscura is commonly referred to as Obscure Corambe, Limpet Corambe. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18668 

AphiaID:

139407 

Scientific:

Corambe obscura 

German:

Obscure Corambe, Limpet Corambe 

English:

Obscure Corambe, Limpet Corambe 

Category:

Nudibranchs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Corambidae (Family) > Corambe (Genus) > obscura (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. E. Verrill, ), 1870 

Occurrence:

the Black Sea, the North Sea, Bay of Biscay, European Coasts, Florida, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, North-West-Atlantic, USA 

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:

Brackish water, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0,8 cm 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Food specialist 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Corambe burchi
• Corambe carambola
• Corambe evelinae
• 
  Corambe lucea
  Moostierchen-Nacktschnecke
• Corambe mancorensis
• 
  Corambe obscura
  Obscure Corambe, Limpet Corambe
• 
  Corambe pacifica
  Pazifische Corambe, Moostierchen-Nacktschnecke, Frostfleck Corambe
• 
  Corambe steinbergae
  Steinbergs Corambe, Moostierchen-Nacktschnecke
• 
  Corambe testudinaria
  Schildkröten Corambe

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Corambe sp.01
  Moostierchen-Nacktschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-10-08 20:05:36 

Last edit:

2026-10-08 20:31:48 

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