Emarginella eximia Keyhole limpets, Slit limpets

Emarginella eximia is commonly referred to as Keyhole limpets, Slit limpets. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17755 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Emarginella eximia 

German:

Schlitzschnecke, Lochnapfschnecke, Schlitznapfschnecke 

English:

Keyhole Limpets, Slit Limpets 

Category:

Snegler 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Lepetellida (Order) > Fissurellidae (Family) > Emarginella (Genus) > eximia (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. Adams, ), 1852 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, China, Indian Ocean, Japan, Marschall Islands, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Gravel soil, Marine / Salt Water, Rubble floors, Stony soils 

Size:

0" - 0" (0,5cm - 0,9cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 28,5 °F (°C - 28,5°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Emarginella eximia
  Schlitzschnecke, Lochnapfschnecke, Schlitznapfschnecke
• Emarginella imella
• Emarginella incisura
• Emarginella okinawaensis
• Emarginella planulata
• Emarginella sakuraii
• Emarginella sibogae

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-27 14:05:32 

Last edit:

2025-10-05 17:34:23 

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