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Blue rayed limpet

Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The blue rayed limpet (Patella pellucida) is a species in the family Patellidae, order Patellida.

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Quick facts about the blue rayed 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 blue rayed limpet live?

Not recorded

Is the blue rayed 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 blue rayed limpet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPatellida
  5. familyPatellidae
  6. genusPatella
  7. SpeciesPatella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Ansates pellucida, Helcion gracile, Helcion pellucidum, Helcion pellucidus, Helicon pellucidus, Nacella pellucida, Patella bimaculata, Patella coeruleata, Patella cornea, Patella cypridium, Patella fusca, Patella intorta, Patella laevis, Patella mytiliformis, Patella pellucida, Patella pellucida var. oblonga, Patina pellucida, Patina pellucida f. laevis, Patina pellucida leavis

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Blue-rayed limpetEnglish
  • přílipka čepičkováCzech
  • BlåskælDanish
  • Durchsichtige NapfschneckeGerman
  • HelcionFrench
  • コビトボウシガイJapanese
  • blåsneglNorwegian Bokmål
  • blauwgestreepte schaalhorenDutch
  • blåsnigelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • prílipka severskáSlovak
  • tareskålsnäckaSwedish
  • Durchscheinende HäubchenschneckeGerman
  • Durchscheinende NapfschneckeGerman
  • Laminaria-skålsnäckaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue rayed limpet

Other species in the same genus Patella.

China limpet

Patella ulyssiponensis

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue rayed limpet?

The blue rayed limpet (Patella pellucida) belongs to the family Patellidae in the order Patellida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue rayed limpet (Patella pellucida). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-rayed-limpet

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_rayed_limpet_2026,
  title = {Blue rayed limpet (Patella pellucida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-rayed-limpet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}