Tugali elegans Grooved limpet , Keyhole limpet

Tugali elegans is commonly referred to as Grooved limpet , Keyhole limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Coelotrochus viridis under low tide rock, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2024

Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 12817
AphiaID:: 598188

Scientific:: Tugali elegans
German:: Elegante Tugali, Schlüssellochschnecke
English:: Grooved Limpet , Keyhole Limpet

Category:: Escargots de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Fissurellidae (Family) > Tugali (Genus) > elegans (Species)
Initial determination:: Gray, 1843

Occurrence:: Australia, New Zealand, South-Pazific, Tasmania (Australia)
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:: 1 - 95 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Stony Soils, Tide pools / rock pools
Size:: 0.39" - 1.97" (1,8cm - 5,0cm)
Temperature:: 51.8 °F - 64.4 °F (11°C - 18°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Predatory
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown