Dendrofissurella scutellum Saddle-shaped Keyhole Limpet

Dendrofissurella scutellum is commonly referred to as Saddle-shaped Keyhole Limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17247 

AphiaID:

224996 

Scientific:

Dendrofissurella scutellum 

German:

Kleinschild Schlüssellochschnecke 

English:

Saddle-shaped Keyhole Limpet 

Category:

Slakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Fissurellidae (Family) > Dendrofissurella (Genus) > scutellum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gmelin, ), 1791 

Occurrence:

KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Namibia, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 1.18" (1,5cm - 3,2cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Dendrofissurella scutellum
  Kleinschild Schlüssellochschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-02-20 20:09:01 

Last edit:

2025-02-20 20:09:01 

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