Stow's limpet
Asteracmea stowae
- Usual depth1–9 m
- Water temperature15–16 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 11 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–16 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Stow's limpet
Other scientific names: Nacella stowae
Similar species
Pacific sugar limpetPatelloida saccharina
Fragile LimpetAtalacmea fragilis
Striate LimpetPatelloida striata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 85 open-data records from 1925 to 2013.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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