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Cymbula compressa Kelp Limpet, Compressed Limpet

Cymbula compressa is commonly referred to as Kelp Limpet, Compressed 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.


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Kelp Limpet (Cymbula compressa),Seaforth Beach, Simon's Town, Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA,2016


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lexID:
13233 
AphiaID:
456659 
Scientific:
Cymbula compressa 
German:
Kelp-Napfschnecke 
English:
Kelp Limpet, Compressed Limpet 
Category:
Snäckor med skal 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Patellidae (Family) > Cymbula (Genus) > compressa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Indian Ocean, Namibia, South Atlantic, South-Africa, USA 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
1.57" - 5.51" (4,0cm - 14cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Kelp 
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:
2020-09-05 23:11:37 

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Cymbula compressa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cymbula compressa is a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

The Kelp Limpet Cymbula compressa is a algae grazer.

Synonymised names:
Patella compressa Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

External links

  1. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 04.09.2020.

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