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Siphonaria concinna Cape false limpet

Siphonaria concinna is commonly referred to as Cape false limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Siphonaria concinna, Port Elizabeth 2010,Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
9276 
AphiaID:
215288 
Scientific:
Siphonaria concinna 
German:
Falsche Kap-Napfschnecke, Siphonschnecke 
English:
Cape False Limpet 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Siphonariida (Order) > Siphonariidae (Family) > Siphonaria (Genus) > concinna (Species) 
Initial determination:
Sowerby I, 1823 
Occurrence:
Madagascar, South-Africa 
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:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.38" - 3.94" (3.5cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous 
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:
  • Siphonaria acmaeoides
  • Siphonaria acuta
  • Siphonaria aequilirata
  • Siphonaria alba
  • Siphonaria albicante
  • Siphonaria alternata
  • Siphonaria alternicosta
  • Siphonaria asghar
  • Siphonaria atra
  • Siphonaria australis
    Australische Siphonschnecke
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-07-13 19:31:38 

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Siphonaria concinna Sowerby I, 1823

Siphonaria concinna have a cream shell with 20-25 ribbs.The sides of the foot are with fine white spots.

This sea slug,commonly known as Cape false limpet,eats red algae.Siphonaria concinna can be found in tidal pools,on rocks to 6 m depht at least.

Synonymised names
Siphonaria (Patellopsis) deflexa (Helbling, 1779) · unaccepted
Siphonaria albofasciata Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Siphonaria concinna f. albofasciata Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Siphonaria concinna f. cyaneomaculata G. B. Sowerby III, 1906 · unaccepted
Siphonaria concinna var. adjacens W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Siphonaria cyaneomaculata G. B. Sowerby III, 1906 · unaccepted
Siphonaria variabilis Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Siphonaria variabilis var. albofasciata Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Direct children (3)
Forma Siphonaria concinna f. albofasciata Krauss, 1848 accepted as Siphonaria concinna G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (junior synonym)
Forma Siphonaria concinna f. cyaneomaculata G. B. Sowerby III, 1906 accepted as Siphonaria concinna G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
Variety Siphonaria concinna var. adjacens W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Siphonaria concinna G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 (junior synonym)

External links

  1. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Siphonaria concinna, Port Elizabeth 2010,Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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