Patellidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order , class Gastropoda. The family contains 22 accepted species worldwide.
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Helcion pruinosus (Krauss, 1848)
Helcion pruinosus is an intertidal South African Southeast Atlantic marine gastr…
Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791
Patella ferruginea is an endangered large endemic Mediterranean limpet that live…
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
Patella vulgata, the common European limpet, is a true limpet marine gastropod f…
Scutellastra chapmani (Tenison Woods, 1876)
Scutellastra chapmani is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in…
Cymbula oculus (Born, 1778)
Cymbula oculus is a shelled species native to the South African south coast rock…
Scutellastra cochlear (Born, 1778)
Scutellastra cochlear is a pear-shelled slow-growing limpet native to exposed So…
Cymbula granatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cymbula granatina is a common herbivorous limpet found along the Atlantic coast …
Scutellastra barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scutellastra barbara, the bearded limpet, is a limpet species found across South…
Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
Patella caerulea is a shelled species with distinct angled shells, found in the …
Scutellastra longicosta (Lamarck, 1819)
Scutellastra longicosta is a star-shaped ribbed seashell found in South Africa's…
Cymbula compressa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cymbula compressa is a true limpet marine gastropod mollusk in the Patellidae fa…
Cymbula miniata (Born, 1778)
Cymbula miniata is a true limpet species of marine gastropod mollusc in the true…
Patellidae animals belong to the order in the Animalia kingdom. Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 is a distinctive large limpet with a thick, heavy shell. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Patellidae is classified in the order , class Gastropoda, phylum Mollusca. Scutellastra cochlear (Born, 1778) has a distinctive pear-shaped shell.
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