Patella depressa

Patella depressa 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 depressa
A shell of Patella depressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:
Patelloidea
Family:
Patellidae
Genus:
Patella
Species:
P. depressa
Binomial name
Patella depressa
Pennant, 1777
Synonyms[1]
  • Patella auricola da Costa, 1771 (dubious synonym)
  • Patella electrina Reeve, 1854
  • Patella goudoti Mabille, 1888
  • Patella intermedia Murray in Knapp, 1857 (junior synonym)
  • Patella laevigata Gmelin, 1791 (dubious synonym)
  • Patella mabillei Locard, 1892
  • Patella plumbea vatheleti Pilsbry, 1891
  • Patella taslei Mabille, 1888
  • Patella vulgata var. debilis Pallary, 1920
  • Patella vulgata var. picta Jeffreys, 1865

Patella depressa is a nomen dubium according to Christiaens (1973, 1983); Patella intermedia gets priority.[1] Nevertheless, the name Patella depressa is in usage among British authors (e.g. Graham, 1988) and is assumed as valid.[1]

Distribution
Patella depressa, ventral view

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.[1]

  1. Patella depressa Pennant, 1777. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 Augustl 2010.


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