Patella rustica Rustic Limpet, Lusitanian Limpet

Patella rustica is commonly referred to as Rustic Limpet, Lusitanian 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 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 140683

Scientific:: Patella rustica
German:: Lusitanische Napfschnecke, Portugiesische Napfschnecke
English:: Rustic Limpet, Lusitanian Limpet

Category:: Snäckor med skal

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

Occurrence:: Northern Africa, Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: 59 °F - 75.2 °F (15°C - 24°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
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 11:27:57
Last edit:: 2024-11-15 17:46:02

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Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names
Patella gorgonica da Costa, 1771 · unaccepted (unavailable name: published in a...)
Patella lusitanica Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Patella lusitanica var. minor Marion, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella nigropunctata Reeve, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella polita Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella punctata Lamarck, 1819 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella punctulata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Patella rustica var. maroccana Pallary, 1920 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella rustica var. orientalis Pallary, 1938 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella squamata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella subgranularis Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella variabilis Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (2)
Variety Patella rustica var. maroccana Pallary, 1920 accepted as Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Variety Patella rustica var. orientalis Pallary, 1938 accepted as Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 15.11.2024.

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