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Argenville's limpet

Scutellastra argenvillei (Krauss, 1848)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The argenville's limpet (Scutellastra argenvillei) is a species in the family Patellidae, order Patellida.

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Quick facts about the argenville's limpet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the argenville's limpet live?

Not recorded

Is the argenville's limpet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the argenville's limpet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPatellida
  5. familyPatellidae
  6. genusScutellastra
  7. SpeciesScutellastra argenvillei (Krauss, 1848)

Synonyms Patella argenvillei

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • BakkieAfrikaans
  • ナミビアカサガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the argenville's limpet

Other species in the same genus Scutellastra.

Pear limpet

Scutellastra cochlear

PatellidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the argenville's limpet?

The argenville's limpet (Scutellastra argenvillei) belongs to the family Patellidae in the order Patellida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Argenville's limpet (Scutellastra argenvillei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/argenvilles-limpet

MLA

“Argenville's limpet (Scutellastra argenvillei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/argenvilles-limpet.

BibTeX
@misc{argenvilles_limpet_2026,
  title = {Argenville's limpet (Scutellastra argenvillei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/argenvilles-limpet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}