Scutellastra granularis Granular Limpet

Scutellastra granularis is commonly referred to as Granular Limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Scutellastra granularis,scarborough rockpools Scarborough, Cape Town, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 17396
AphiaID:: 456671

Scientific:: Scutellastra granularis
German:: Knotige Napfschnecke
English:: Granular Limpet

Category:: Lumache

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Patellidae (Family) > Scutellastra (Genus) > granularis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Namibia, 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
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
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:

Scutellastra aphanes
Scutellastra argenvillei
Scutellastra barbara
Scutellastra chapmani
Scutellastra cochlear
Scutellastra exusta
Scutellastra flexuosa
Scutellastra granularis
Knotige Napfschnecke
Scutellastra kermadecensis
Scutellastra laticostata
Scutellastra longicosta
Stern-Napfschnecke, Stachelige Napfschnecke, Entenfuß
Scutellastra mexicana
Scutellastra miliaris
Scutellastra obtecta
Scutellastra optima
Scutellastra peronii
Scutellastra tabularis
Scutellastra tucopiana

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-04-26 19:29:40
Last edit:: 2025-04-26 19:29:40

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Scutellastra granularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scutellastra granularis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Synonymised names
Patella (Patellidea) granularis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Patella (Scutellastra) granularis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Patella alboradiata W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (invalid: junior primary homonym...)
Patella argenvillei var. assimilans W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Patella granularis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Patella oculuscati Noodt, 1819 · unaccepted
Patella tomlini W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 26.04.2025.

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Scutellastra granularis,scarborough rockpools Scarborough, Cape Town, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

Scutellastra granularis,scarborough rockpools Scarborough, Cape Town, South Africa 2021 (CC-BY-SA)

Scutellastra granularis,brass bell rocks Kalk Bay, Cape Town, 7990, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

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