Patelloida pustulata, Spotted limpet

Patelloida pustulata   (Helbling, 1779)

Spotted 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 | Lottiidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 83435).  Tropical; 27°C - 28°C (Ref. 87155); 32°N - 9°N, 97°E - 0°W (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum length is based on maximum reported size from Ref. 083435 Known from coral reefs, intertidal and offshore areas; on rocky substrates (Ref. 83934) and offshore banks (Ref. 109264).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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 References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Kirkendale, L.A. and C.P. Meyer. 2004. (Ref. 7991)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.7 - 28, mean 27.4 (based on 114 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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