Patella Temporal range:
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A group of live Patella vulgata on a rock in Wales | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
Family: | Patellidae |
Genus: | Patella Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Patella vulgata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Patella is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.[1]
Patella is the type genus of the family Patellidae.