Patella caerulea Rayed Mediterranean limpet

Patella caerulea is commonly referred to as Rayed Mediterranean limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 140677

Scientific:: Patella caerulea
German:: Flache Napfschnecke
English:: Rayed Mediterranean Limpet

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Patellidae (Family) > Patella (Genus) > caerulea (Species)
Initial determination:: Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence:: Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Northern Africa, Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 59 °F - 75.2 °F (15°C - 24°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
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:

Patella aspera
Patella caerulea
Flache Napfschnecke
Patella candei
Patella depressa
Flache Napfschnecke
Patella ferruginea
Gerippte Napfschnecke
Patella lugubris
Patella lutea
Patella maculosa
Patella michiganensis
Patella miniata
Patella natalensis
Patella pellucida
Durchscheinende Häubchenschnecke, Napfschnecke
Patella piliseta
Patella piperata
Pfeffer Napfschnecke
Patella punicea
Patella ricciophila
Patella rustica
Lusitanische Napfschnecke, Portugiesische Napfschnecke
Patella scutata
Patella skelettensis
Patella swakopmundensis
Patella ulyssiponensis
Lissabon-Napfschnecke
Patella vulgata
Gemeine Napfschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-07-20 11:40:59
Last edit:: 2013-07-20 11:40:59

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Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791

Synonymised names:
Patella costosoplicata Mörch, 1853 (synonym)
Patella cypria Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
Patella ferruginea f. ficarazzensis de Gregorio, 1884 (synonym)
Patella ferruginea f. percostata de Gregorio, 1884 (synonym)
Patella ferruginea var. imperatoria de Gregorio, 1884 (synonym)
Patella ferruginea var. sitta de Gregorio, 1884 (synonym)
Patella lamarckii Payraudeau, 1826 (synonym)
Patella lampedusensis de Gregorio, 1884 (synonym)
Patella luteola Lamarck, 1819 (synonym)
Patella medusa Röding, 1798 (synonym)
Patella pyramidata Lamarck, 1819 (synonym)
Patella rouxii Payraudeau, 1826 (synonym)
Patella stella Risso, 1826 (synonym)
Patella turtonia Risso, 1826 (synonym)
Patella vespertina Risso, 1826 (dubious synonym)

Direct children (4):
Forma Patella ferruginea f. ficarazzensis de Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
Forma Patella ferruginea f. percostata de Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
Variety Patella ferruginea var. imperatoria de Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
Variety Patella ferruginea var. sitta de Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)

External links

SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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