Patella caerulea
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| Patella caerulea | |
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| Five views of a shell of Patella caerulea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Patellogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Patelloidea |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | Patella |
| Species: | P. caerulea |
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| Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Patella caerulea, common name the rayed Mediterranean limpet[1] is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]
Description [edit]
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Distribution [edit]
P. caerulea is endemic to the waters of the Mediterranean Sea.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.manandmollusc.net/molluscan_food_files/molluscan_food_6.html
- ^ Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ Oliver, A.P.H. (2004). Guide to Seashells of the World. Buffalo: Firefly Books. 27.
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