Patelloida saccharina Pacific Sugar Limpet, Broad-ribbed Lmpet

Patelloida saccharina is commonly referred to as Pacific Sugar Limpet, Broad-ribbed Lmpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18175 

AphiaID:

220948 

Scientific:

Patelloida saccharina 

German:

Süße Napfschnecke, Breitrippen Napfschnecke, Schildkrötenschnecke 

English:

Pacific Sugar Limpet, Broad-ribbed Lmpet 

Category:

Ślimaki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nacellida (Order) > Lottiidae (Family) > Patelloida (Genus) > saccharina (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Australia, East Africa, Indo Pacific, Israel, Japan, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Singapore, Tansania, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea, Western Pacific Ocean 

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:

0.79" - 1.97" (2,0cm - 5,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous, Microalgae  

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Patelloida alticostata
• Patelloida chamorrorum
• Patelloida conulus
• 
  Patelloida corticata
  Krusten Napfschnecke
• Patelloida cryptalirata
• Patelloida exilis
• Patelloida garrettii
• Patelloida garuda
• Patelloida heroldi
• Patelloida heteromorpha
• Patelloida inquilinus
• Patelloida insignis
• 
  Patelloida latistrigata
  Breitgestreifte Napfschnecke
• Patelloida lentiginosa
• Patelloida maraisi
• Patelloida mimula
• Patelloida nigrosulcata
• Patelloida perconica
• Patelloida pseudopygmaea
• Patelloida pygmaea
• Patelloida rugosa
• Patelloida ryukyuensis
• 
  Patelloida saccharina
  Süße Napfschnecke, Breitrippen Napfschnecke, Schildkrötenschnecke
• Patelloida saccharinoides
• Patelloida signata
• Patelloida striata
• Patelloida toloensis
• Patelloida victoriana
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-02-22 13:53:42 

Last edit:

2026-02-22 14:23:12 

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