Erginus rubellus   (Fabricius, 1780)

Reddish limpet

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Erginus rubellus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Lottiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 4 - 183 m (Ref. 83435).  Polar; 78°N - 45°N, 113°E - 0°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic and Northern Atlantic: North America.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.8 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Also found on clay, seaweed, and coralline algae (Ref. 117358).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cusson, M., P. Archambault and A. Aitken. 2007. (Ref. 3448)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): -1.3 - 4.6, mean 0 (based on 315 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.