Patella ulyssiponensis
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| Patella ulyssiponensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Patellogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Patelloidea |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | Patella |
| Species: | P. ulyssiponensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791 |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Patella aspera Lanarck, 1819 |
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Patella ulyssiponensis, common name the rough limpet, or China limpet[2] is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]
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Description [edit]
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Distribution [edit]
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Uses [edit]
In Madeira Island in Portugal, Patella ulyssiponensis, known locally as Lapa, is eaten after cooking in a pan with garlic and lemon juice.
References [edit]
- ^ a b Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.manandmollusc.net/molluscan_food_files/molluscan_food_6.html
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