Pacific sugar limpet
Patelloida saccharina
- Usual depth0–16 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Patelloida saccharina, common name the broad-ribbed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 16 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 81 records
- May: 132 records
- June: 65 records
- July: 42 records
- August: 22 records
- September: 45 records
- October: 26 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–16 m · Deepest record: 15.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pacific sugar limpet, Northern Star Limpet, Saccharine Limpet
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Süße Napfschnecke
- Japanese
- リュウキュウウノアシ
- Korean
- 테두리고둥
- Simplified Chinese
- 鵜足青螺
Other scientific names: Acmaea saccharina, Patella saccharina
Similar species
- Striate Limpet
Patelloida striata
- Stow's limpet
Asteracmea stowae
- Fragile Limpet
Atalacmea fragilis
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,298 open-data records from 1758 to 2021.
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