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Pinkray limpet

Cymbula miniata (Born, 1778)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The pinkray limpet (Cymbula miniata) is a species in the family Patellidae, order Patellida.

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Quick facts about the pinkray 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 pinkray limpet live?

Not recorded

Is the pinkray 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 pinkray limpet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPatellida
  5. familyPatellidae
  6. genusCymbula
  7. SpeciesCymbula miniata (Born, 1778)

Synonyms Cymbula adansonii, Cymbula miniata miniata, Patella adansonii, Patella becki, Patella denseplicata, Patella miniata, Patella miniata var. decorata, Patella pulchella

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Cinnamon limpetEnglish
  • Pink-rayed limpetEnglish
  • PienkbordAfrikaans
  • přílipka rumělkováCzech
  • ゴシキカサガイJapanese
  • prílipka africkáSlovak
  • KaneelklipmosselAfrikaans

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pinkray limpet

Other species in the same genus Cymbula.

Kelp limpet

Cymbula compressa

PatellidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pinkray limpet?

The pinkray limpet (Cymbula miniata) 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). Pinkray limpet (Cymbula miniata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinkray-limpet

MLA

“Pinkray limpet (Cymbula miniata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinkray-limpet.

BibTeX
@misc{pinkray_limpet_2026,
  title = {Pinkray limpet (Cymbula miniata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinkray-limpet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}