Acmaea mitra, Dunce cap limpet

Acmaea mitra   Eschscholtz, 1833

Dunce cap limpet

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Patellogastropoda | Acmaeidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 0 - 30 m (Ref. 865).  Subtropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Pacific Ocean: Bering Sea, Alaska, Canada, USA, Mexico. Boreal to subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 865); common length : 3.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 312)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Northeast Pacific; Eastern Central Pacific: from the Bering Sea to Mexico. 3.5 cm long, shell size. Description: Shell has a high pointed cone shape, entirely white and smooth, often covered with pink coralline algae (Ref. 312). Occurs in low intertidal zones (Ref. 312). Also in shallow subtidal areas, on rocks with encrusting coralline algae (Ref. 95344). Herbivorous, prefers red and pink coralline algae (Ref. 312).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Patellogastropoda 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 referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth 1999 Phylum Mollusca. Marine Science Institute. Http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:EEiLeA0OeAMJ:www2.ucsc.edu/simp/guide.pdf+Nuttalina+californica&hl=tl&gl=ph&ct=clnk&cd=8 [accessed 20/01/06] (Ref. 312)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.4 - 17.5, mean 10.1 (based on 499 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.