Patella rustica
| Rustic limpet | |
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| Patella rustica on rocks | |
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| ventral view of Patella rustica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | Patella |
| Species: | P. rustica
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| Binomial name | |
| Patella rustica | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Patella rustica, the Lusitanian limpet[2] or rustic limpet[3] 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] It is a rocky shore intertidal mollusc found throughout the Mediterranean and the north-east Atlantic from Mauritania to southern France.[4]
Description
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Distribution
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Edible Molluscs Page 6".
- ^ Ribeiro, Pedro A.; Branco, Madalena; Hawkins, Stephen J.; Santos, António M. (2010). "Recent changes in the distribution of a marine gastropod, Patella rustica, across the Iberian Atlantic coast did not result in diminished genetic diversity or increased connectivity". Sigarra.up.pt (in Portuguese). 37 (9): 1782. Bibcode:2010JBiog..37.1782R. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02330.x. S2CID 84021233. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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