Patella caerulea
| 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
Five views of a shell of Patella caerulea forma subplana
Distribution
P. caerulea is endemic to the waters of the Mediterranean Sea.[3] 'P. coerulea' has recently been identified off the Cornish coast in the British Channel. Due to the rise of coastal temperatures, distribution is becoming more widespread.[4]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Campbell . A (2004) 'Seashores and Shallow Sea's of Britain and Europe' Hamlyn Guide. 144-145. extensive Research by Galloway, S.J. (2013)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Patella coerulea. |
- (Italian) Patella coerulea
- Damen P. & Dictus W. J. A. G. (2002) "Newly-discovered muscle in the larva of Patella coerulea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) suggests the presence of a larval extensor". Contributions to Zoology 71(1/3). HTM
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