Pupillaea aperta mantled keyhole limpet

Pupillaea aperta is commonly referred to as mantled keyhole limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

9337 

AphiaID:

225005 

Scientific:

Pupillaea aperta 

German:

Mantel Schlüsselochschnecke 

English:

Mantled Keyhole Limpet 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Fissurellidae (Family) > Pupillaea (Genus) > aperta (Species) 

Initial determination:

(G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1825 

Occurrence:

Namibia, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Reef slopes, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.91" - 1.97" (2.3cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder 

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:

• Pupillaea annulus
• 
  Pupillaea aperta
  Mantel Schlüsselochschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-02-18 20:39:14 

Last edit:

2025-01-24 13:21:16 

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