Cymbula granatina Sandpaper Limpet, Granite Limpet

Cymbula granatina is commonly referred to as Sandpaper Limpet, Granite Limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17246 

AphiaID:

456688 

Scientific:

Cymbula granatina 

German:

Schmirgelschnecke, Schmirgel-Napfschnecke 

English:

Sandpaper Limpet, Granite Limpet 

Category:

Ślimaki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Patellidae (Family) > Cymbula (Genus) > granatina (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Angola, Namibia, South-Africa 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.97" - 3.54" (5,0cm - 9,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, 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:

• 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:

2025-02-20 19:36:40 

Last edit:

2025-02-20 19:45:32 

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