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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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:

• Cymbula adansonii
• Cymbula canescens
• 
  Cymbula compressa
  Kelp-Napfschnecke
• Cymbula depsta
• 
  Cymbula granatina
  Schmirgelschnecke, Schmirgel-Napfschnecke
• Cymbula oculus
• Cymbula safiana
• Cymbula sanguinans

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-09-04 19:56:56 

Last edit:

2020-09-05 23:11:37 

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