Patella lugubris

Patella lugubris 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]

Patella lugubris
Patella lugubris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Patellidae
Genus: Patella
Species:
P. lugubris
Binomial name
Patella lugubris
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
  • Patella nidulina Locard, 1898
  • Patella nidulina var. rufescens Locard, 1898

Description

The length of the shell attains 50.4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde and the Azores.[2]

References

  1. Patella lugubris Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
  2. "Patella (Patella) lugubris". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  • Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99.
  • Titselaar F.F.L.M. , 2019. Notes on the nomenclature of the Macaronesian Patella candei d'Orbigny complex, with special reference to Patella ordinaria Mabille and Patella crenata Gmelin (Patellogastropoda, Patellidae). Basteria 83(4-6): 158-165


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