Patelloida cryptalirata
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 16 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Chiazacmea ater, Chiazacmea cryptalirata
Similar species
Tall-ribbed LimpetPatelloida alticostata
Maltese cross limpetPatelloida insignis
Pied limpetPatelloida latistrigata
Pacific sugar limpetPatelloida saccharina
Little-cone LimpetPatelloida conulus
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).
- 171 open-data records from 1904 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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