Patella safiana, Safian limpet

Patella safiana   Lamarck, 1819

Safian limpet

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Patellidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Morocco to Angola.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 11.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 438)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Intertidal zone, fixed to rocks (Ref. 417).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Archaeogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.). 1981. (Ref. 438)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Price category (Ref. 80766): High.