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Nacella concinna Antarctic limpet

Nacella concinna is commonly referred to as Antarctic limpet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
16292 
AphiaID:
197296 
Scientific:
Nacella concinna 
German:
Antarktische Napfschnecke 
English:
Antarctic Limpet 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Not assigned (Order) > Nacellidae (Family) > Nacella (Genus) > concinna (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Strebel, ), 1908 
Occurrence:
Antarctica, Ross Sea, Scotia Sea, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, South Shetlands Island , Terre Adélie 
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:
0 - 110 Meter 
Habitats:
Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
up to 2.36" (6 cm) 
Temperature:
-1,3 °F - 39.2 °F (-1,3°C - 4°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Diatoms, Microalgae , Phytoplankton 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Nacella clypeater
  • Nacella deaurata
  • Nacella delesserti
  • Nacella delicatissima
  • Nacella edgari
  • Nacella flammea
  • Nacella kerguelenensis
  • Nacella macquariensis
  • Nacella magellanica
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-03-02 19:57:49 

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Nacella concinna is a mussel from the cold Antarctic waters.

It feeds on micro and macro algae, but is also able to ingest suspended organic particles (SPOM).

Not an animal for an aquarium.

Synonyms:
Iothia depressa (Hedley, 1916)
Lepeta depressa Hedley, 1916
Nacella (Patinigera) polaris (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Nacella polaris (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Patella polaris Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
Patinella polaris (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Patinella polaris concinna Strebel, 1908
Patinella polaris var. concinna Strebel, 1908
Patinigera concinna (Strebel, 1908)
Patinigera polaris (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)

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