Patella caerulea Rayed Mediterranean Limpet, Mediterranean Limpet

Patella caerulea is commonly referred to as Rayed Mediterranean Limpet, Mediterranean Limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5774 

AphiaID:

140677 

Scientific:

Patella caerulea 

German:

Blaue Napfschnecke 

English:

Rayed Mediterranean Limpet, 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:

Azores, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Greece, Israel, Madeira, Morocco, Northern Africa, Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

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:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 2.76" (2,0cm - 7,2cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 78.8 °F (15°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

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:

• Patella aspera
• 
  Patella caerulea
  Blaue 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, Durchscheinende 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
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-20 11:40:59 

Last edit:

2025-11-06 20:07:33 

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