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Patella Linnaeus, 1758

138312  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138312)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Patelloidea (Superfamily)
  7. Patellidae (Family)
  8. Patella (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Patina Leach, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Patella alessiae Forli, Dell'Angelo, Montagna & Taviani, 2004 †
  2. Species Patella alternicostata F. Sandberger, 1859 †
  3. Species Patella ambroggii Lecointre, 1952 †
  4. Species Patella amuritica Wilckens, 1922 †
  5. Species Patella aspera Röding, 1798
  6. Species Patella bourdoti (Cossmann, 1902) †
  7. Species Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
  8. Species Patella candei A. d'Orbigny, 1840
  9. Species Patella contigua Deshayes, 1861 †
  10. Species Patella defrancii Deshayes, 1861 †
  11. Species Patella depressa Pennant, 1777
  12. Species Patella estotiensis Lozouet, 1999 †
  13. Species Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791
  14. Species Patella gomesii Drouët, 1858
  15. Species Patella haueri Dainelli, 1915 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  16. Species Patella hebertiana (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) †
  17. Species Patella hendeyi Kensley & Pether, 1986 †
  18. Species Patella hochstetteri K. Martin, 1879 †
  19. Species Patella hoffmani Kensley & Pether, 1986 †
  20. Species Patella lophophora Cossmann, 1888 †
  21. Species Patella lugubris Gmelin, 1791
  22. Species Patella mahamensis Martín-González, 2018 †
  23. Species Patella matheyi de Loriol, 1890 †
  24. Species Patella maxoratensis Martín-González & Vera-Peláez, 2018 †
  25. Species Patella nelsonensis Trechmann, 1918 †
  26. Species Patella ordinaria Mabille, 1888
  27. Species Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758
  28. Species Patella piperata A. Gould, 1846
  29. Species Patella pliopunctata (Lozano-Francisco & Vera-Peláez, 2002) †
  30. Species Patella raincourti Deshayes, 1861 †
  31. Species Patella reussi K. Martin, 1879 †
  32. Species Patella rigaulti Deshayes, 1861 †
  33. Species Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758
  34. Species Patella skelettensis Massier, 2009
  35. Species Patella staceata Gründel, Hostettler & Menkveld-Gfeller, 2020 †
  36. Species Patella swakopmundensis Massier, 2009
  37. Species Patella tenuis Gmelin, 1791
  38. Species Patella tintina Martín-González & Vera-Peláez, 2018 †
  39. Species Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791
  40. Species Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
  41. Species Patella centralis Deshayes, 1861 † accepted as Patelloida centralis (Deshayes, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  42. Species Patella costaria Deshayes, 1824 † accepted as Siphonaria costaria (Deshayes, 1824) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Species Patella duclosii Deshayes, 1824 † accepted as Lepeta duclosii (Deshayes, 1824) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Species Patella dulcis Lamarck, 1803 † accepted as Acmaea dulcis (Lamarck, 1803) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  45. Species Patella flexuosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Scutellastra flexuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  46. Species Patella lacustris Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acroloxus lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
  47. Species Patella laevis J. Sowerby, 1816 † accepted as Patelloida laevis (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  48. Species Patella marceauxi Deshayes, 1861 † accepted as Acmaea marceauxi (Deshayes, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  49. Species Patella mexicana Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 accepted as Scutellastra mexicana (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) (original combination)
  50. Species Patella miniata Born, 1778 accepted as Cymbula miniata (Born, 1778)
  51. Species Patella nigra da Costa, 1771 accepted as Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819) (unavailable name: published in a non-binominal work)
  52. Species Patella pennata Lamarck, 1803 † accepted as Capulus pennatus (Lamarck, 1803) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  53. Species Patella protea Doderlein, 1864 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  54. Species Patella scutatella Lamarck, 1803 † accepted as Acmaea scutatella (Lamarck, 1803) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  55. Species Patella sinensis [sic] accepted as Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (incorrect subsequent spelling of Patella chinensis)
  56. Species Patella spirirostris Lamarck, 1803 † accepted as Hipponix spirirostris (Lamarck, 1803) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  57. Species Patella tessoni J. A. Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1843 † accepted as Symmetrocapulus tessoni (J. A. Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  58. Species Patella arachnoidea J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  59. Species Patella auca W. M. Gabb, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  60. Species Patella aureliana Cossmann, 1900 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  61. Species Patella bourouniensis R. P. Lesson, 1831 (uncertain > unassessed)
  62. Species Patella caperata Tate, 1867 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  63. Species Patella capulina Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  64. Species Patella cingulata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  65. Species Patella clypeatula Benoist, 1874 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  66. Species Patella concepsionis R. P. Lesson, 1831 (uncertain > unassessed)
  67. Species Patella conica Defrance, 1826 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  68. Species Patella conica Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > unassessed)
  69. Species Patella costulata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Species Patella crassa R. P. Lesson, 1831 (uncertain > unassessed)
  71. Species Patella cruenta Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 (uncertain > unassessed)
  72. Species Patella diemensis R. A. Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
  73. Species Patella discoidea Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  74. Species Patella elliptica Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  75. Species Patella gigantea R. P. Lesson, 1831 (uncertain > unassessed)
  76. Species Patella granulata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  77. Species Patella granulata R. A. Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed, invalid; not Münster, 1841)
  78. Species Patella granulosa R. P. Lesson, 1831 (uncertain > unassessed)
  79. Species Patella haueri Kittl, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  80. Species Patella hungarica Vadász, 1912 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  81. Species Patella inornata J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  82. Species Patella jacksoniensis R. P. Lesson, 1831 (uncertain > unassessed)
  83. Species Patella kaffraria Rennie, 1930 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  84. Species Patella kochii R. A. Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
  85. Species Patella laevigata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Patella laevigata Gmelin, 1791)
  86. Species Patella mammilaris Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Patella mammillaris Linnaeus, 1758)
  87. Species Patella neptuni Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  88. Species Patella papyracea Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  89. Species Patella paradoxa J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  90. Species Patella parmaphoroidea Binkhorst, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  91. Species Patella pygmaea Ortmann, 1899 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  92. Species Patella raduloides Cossmann, 1900 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  93. Species Patella roemeri J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  94. Species Patella rugosa Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Patella rugosa J. Sowerby, 1816)
  95. Species Patella saturni Goldfuss, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  96. Species Patella semistriata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  97. Species Patella speciosa Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  98. Species Patella striatula J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  99. Species Patella subannulata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  100. Species Patella subquadrata Dickerson, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Patella subquadrata Dunker, 1844)
  101. Species Patella subradiata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  102. Species Patella symetrica Helbling, 1779 (uncertain > unassessed)
  103. Species Patella tenuis Dunker, 1848 † (uncertain > unassessed, invalid; not Gmelin, 1791)
  104. Species Patella undata Hauer, 1851 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Traits (2025). Patella Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138312 on 2025-05-09
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Patella Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138312 on 2025-05-09
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2015-08-11 21:17:57Z
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Gofas, Serge
2025-04-08 12:15:46Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Ansates G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1839). <i>A Conchological Manual</i>. G. B. Sowerby, London, v, 130 pp., 24 pls. [pre 23 February]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87826
page(s): 6, 123 [details] 

original description (of Patina Leach, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 271 [details] 

basis of record Christiaens, J. (1974). Révision du genre <i>Patella</i> (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 3e serie, no. 182, Zoologie 121: 1305-1392 [published 30 April 1974]., available online at http://bionames.org/bionames-archive/issn/0300-9386/121/1305.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Powell, A. W. B. (1973). The patellid limpets of the world (Patellidae). <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 3(15): 75-206., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46312984 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Koch, H.J. (1949). A review of the South African representatives of the genus Patella Linnaeus. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 11(3): 487–517. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Fischer-Piette, E. & Gaillard, J.-M. (1959). Les patelles, au long des côtes ibériques et nord-marocaines. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 99(4): 135-200., available online at https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/medias/doc/EXPLOITATION/IFD/MNHN_CONCH_1959_T099_N004/journal-de-conchyliologie [details] 
 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Patella) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Patina) (from synonym Patina Leach, 1847)
To Genbank (from synonym Patina Leach, 1847)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Vent Worm Project: JW_10_27_2014) 
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Unreviewed
schaalhoren patella v.
schaalhoren patella v.
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Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
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Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
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Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
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Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
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Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
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Pelseneer (1928, pl. 1)
Pelseneer (1928, pl. 1)
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Pelseneer (1928, pl. 2)
Pelseneer (1928, pl. 2)
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Pelseneer (1928, pl. 3)
Pelseneer (1928, pl. 3)
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Pelseneer (1928, pl. 4)
Pelseneer (1928, pl. 4)
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Pelseneer (1928, pl. 5)
Pelseneer (1928, pl. 5)
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Pelseneer (1928, pl. 5)
Pelseneer (1928, pl. 5)
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Pelseneer (1928, pl. 6)
Pelseneer (1928, pl. 6)
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Eben (1884, figuur 13)
Eben (1884, figuur 13)
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Shell of common limpet
Shell of common limpet
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Shell of common limpet
Shell of common limpet
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Patella vulgata
Patella vulgata
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Patella vulgata
Patella vulgata
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Vent Worm Project: JW_10_27_2014)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Vent Worm Project: JW_10_27_2014)
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