Patelloida saccharina
Patelloida saccharina, common name the broad-ribbed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]
- Subspecies
- Patelloida saccharina lanx (Reeve, 1855)
- Patelloida saccharina stella (Lesson, 1831)
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, off Tanzania and Madagascar; off Japan and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)
References
- Patelloida saccharina. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian Shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs.
- Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp.
- 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
External links
- "Patelloida saccharina saccharina". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
apical view
basal view
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