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Patella Linnaeus, 1758

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

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Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Patellastra Monterosato, 1884 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Patina Leach, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Patella aspera Röding, 1798
  2. Species Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
  3. Species Patella candei A. d'Orbigny, 1840
  4. Species Patella depressa Pennant, 1777
  5. Species Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791
  6. Species Patella gomesii Drouët, 1858
  7. Species Patella ordinaria Mabille, 1888
  8. Species Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758
  9. Species Patella piperata A. Gould, 1846
  10. Species Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758
  11. Species Patella tenuis Gmelin, 1791
  12. Species Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791
  13. Species Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
  14. Subgenus Patella (Granopatella) Pallary, 1920 accepted as Cellana H. Adams, 1869 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  15. Species Patella afra Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Trimusculus afer (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
  16. Species Patella alba da Costa, 1771 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (unavailable name: published in a non-binominal work)
  17. Species Patella alba Anton, 1838 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  18. Species Patella albida Mörch, 1853 accepted as Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
  19. Species Patella algira Deshayes, 1840 accepted as Cymbula nigra (da Costa, 1771) accepted as Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
  20. Species Patella amoena Say, 1822 accepted as Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
  21. Species Patella ancyloides Forbes, 1840 accepted as Propilidium exiguum (W. Thompson, 1844) (unaccepted > junior homonym, Invalid: junior homonym of Patella ancyloide J. de C. Sowerby, 1824.)
  22. Species Patella apertura Montagu, 1803 accepted as Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  23. Species Patella aspera Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Patella aspera Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  24. Species Patella athletica W. Bean, 1844 accepted as Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  25. Species Patella auricola da Costa, 1771 accepted as Patella depressa Pennant, 1777 (unavailable name: published in a non-binominal work)
  26. Species Patella azorica Nuttal, 1852 accepted as Patella lowei A. d'Orbigny, 1840 accepted as Patella aspera Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  27. Species Patella baudonii Drouët, 1858 accepted as Patella aspera Röding, 1798 (synonym)
  28. Species Patella bimaculata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Ansates pellucida (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  29. Species Patella bonnardii Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  30. Species Patella caeca O. F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776) (original combination)
  31. Species Patella caliculus C.-C. Li, 1930 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, dubious synonym)
  32. Species Patella calix C.-C. Li, 1930 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, dubious synonym)
  33. Species Patella cancellata Risso, 1826 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  34. Species Patella candida Couthouy, 1838 accepted as Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
  35. Species Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
  36. Species Patella chlorosticta Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Cymbula granatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  37. Species Patella citrullus A. Gould, 1846 accepted as Patella candei A. d'Orbigny, 1840
  38. Species Patella clealandi J. Fleming, 1828 accepted as Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
  39. Species Patella clypea T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
  40. Species Patella coeruleata da Costa, 1778 accepted as Ansates pellucida (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  41. Species Patella conica Anton, 1838 accepted as Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  42. Species Patella conspicua R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  43. Species Patella cornea Helbling, 1779 accepted as Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  44. Species Patella costosoplicata Mörch, 1853 accepted as Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  45. Species Patella crenata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
  46. Species Patella crenata Gmelin, 1791 sensu A. d'Orbigny, 1840 accepted as Patella ordinaria Mabille, 1888 (misapplication)
  47. Species Patella cypria Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  48. Species Patella cypridium Perry, 1811 accepted as Ansates pellucida (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758 (dubious synonym)
  49. Species Patella donacina Anton, 1838 accepted as Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  50. Species Patella electrina Reeve, 1854 accepted as Patella depressa Pennant, 1777 (synonym)
  51. Species Patella exigua W. Thompson, 1844 accepted as Propilidium exiguum (W. Thompson, 1844)
  52. Species Patella favaniana Risso, 1826 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  53. Species Patella fissura Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Emarginula fissura (Linnaeus, 1758)
  54. Species Patella forbesi Forbes, 1839 accepted as Iothia fulva (O. F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
  55. Species Patella fornicata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
  56. Species Patella fragilis R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
  57. Species Patella frauenfeldi Dunker, 1866 accepted as Patella piperata A. Gould, 1846 (junior synonym)
  58. Species Patella fulva O. F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Iothia fulva (O. F. Müller, 1776) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  59. Species Patella fusca Landt, 1800 accepted as Ansates pellucida (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  60. Species Patella goreensis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Crepidula unguiformis Lamarck, 1822
  61. Species Patella gorgonica da Costa, 1771 accepted as Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758 (unavailable name: published in a non-binominal work)
  62. Species Patella goudoti Mabille, 1888 accepted as Patella depressa Pennant, 1777 (synonym)
  63. Species Patella graeca Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
  64. Species Patella grisea Risso, 1826 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  65. Species Patella grisea Blainville, 1825 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  66. Species Patella grisea Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  67. Species Patella guineensis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Cymbula nigra (da Costa, 1771) accepted as Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
  68. Species Patella guttata A. d'Orbigny, 1840 accepted as Patella piperata A. Gould, 1846 (invalid: junior homonym of Patella guttata Gmelin, 1791)
  69. Species Patella hellespontiana Monterosato, 1888 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  70. Species Patella hypsilotera Locard, 1891 accepted as Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  71. Species Patella intermedia Murray, 1857 accepted as Patella depressa Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  72. Species Patella intorta Pennant, 1777 accepted as Ansates pellucida (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  73. Species Patella kraussii Dunker, 1853 accepted as Cymbula nigra (da Costa, 1771) accepted as Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
  74. Species Patella laevigata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Patella depressa Pennant, 1777 (dubious synonym)
  75. Species Patella laevis Pennant, 1777 accepted as Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758
  76. Species Patella lamarckii Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  77. Species Patella lampedusensis De Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  78. Species Patella laterocompressa de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854 accepted as Lepetella laterocompressa (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854) †
  79. Species Patella listeri Monterosato, 1888 accepted as Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  80. Species Patella lowei A. d'Orbigny, 1840 accepted as Patella aspera Röding, 1798
  81. Species Patella lusitanica Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758
  82. Species Patella luteola Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  83. Species Patella mabillei Locard, 1891 accepted as Patella depressa Pennant, 1777 (synonym)
  84. Species Patella mamillata Risso, 1826 accepted as Trimusculus mammillaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  85. Species Patella margaritacea Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  86. Species Patella medusa Röding, 1798 accepted as Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  87. Species Patella militaris Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  88. Species Patella moreleti Drouët, 1858 accepted as Patella gomesii Drouët, 1858
  89. Species Patella muricata Brocchi, 1814 † accepted as Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  90. Species Patella mytiliformis Schröter, 1786 accepted as Ansates pellucida (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  91. Species Patella nacrina De Gregorio, 1884 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  92. Species Patella nigra da Costa, 1771 accepted as Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819) (unavailable name: published in a non-binominal work)
  93. Species Patella nigropunctata Reeve, 1854 accepted as Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  94. Species Patella nigrosquamosa Dunker, 1846 accepted as Patella piperata A. Gould, 1846
  95. Species Patella noachina Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Puncturella noachina (Linnaeus, 1771)
  96. Species Patella nubecula Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
  97. Species Patella ombracula Blainville, 1819 accepted as Umbraculum umbraculum ([Lightfoot], 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  98. Species Patella orbignyana F. Nordsieck & García-Talavera, 1979 accepted as Patella ordinaria Mabille, 1888
  99. Species Patella parva da Costa, 1778 accepted as Tectura virginea (O. F. Müller, 1776)
  100. Species Patella paulinoi Locard, 1894 accepted as Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  101. Species Patella pectinata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
  102. Species Patella perversa Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Tylodina perversa (Gmelin, 1791)
  103. Species Patella pharaonis Jousseaume, 1888 accepted as Cellana rota (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  104. Species Patella plumbea Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Cymbula nigra (da Costa, 1771) accepted as Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819) (synonym)
  105. Species Patella plumbea Röding, 1798 accepted as Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  106. Species Patella poli Scacchi, 1832 accepted as Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  107. Species Patella polita Risso, 1826 accepted as Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  108. Species Patella pontica Monterosato, 1888 accepted as Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
  109. Species Patella pontica Milaschewitsch, 1914 accepted as Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  110. Species Patella pulchella Forbes, 1835 accepted as Tectura virginea (O. F. Müller, 1776) (synonym; invalid: junior homonym of Patella pulchella Blainville, 1825)
  111. Species Patella punctata Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  112. Species Patella punctulata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758 (dubious synonym)
  113. Species Patella pyramidata Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, synonym)
  114. Species Patella radiata Perry, 1811 (unaccepted, synonym)
  115. Species Patella repanda Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
  116. Species Patella reticulata Donovan, 1803 (unaccepted, synonym)
  117. Species Patella richelmia Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, synonym)
  118. Species Patella riparia Nardo, 1847 (unaccepted, synonym)
  119. Species Patella rosea Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
  120. Species Patella rota Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
  121. Species Patella rouxii Payraudeau, 1826 (unaccepted, synonym)
  122. Species Patella rubella O. Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, original combination)
  123. Species Patella safiana Lamarck, 1819 (unaccepted, original combination)
  124. Species Patella saxea F. Nordsieck, 1975 (unaccepted)
  125. Species Patella scissa Salis Marschlins, 1793 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  126. Species Patella scutellina Locard, 1891 (unaccepted, synonym)
  127. Species Patella silicina Röding, 1798 (unaccepted, synonym)
  128. Species Patella sinensis [sic] (unaccepted, incorrect subsequent spelling of Patella chinensis)
  129. Species Patella spectabilis Dunker, 1853 (unaccepted, synonym)
  130. Species Patella spinosula Meuschen, 1787 (unaccepted, unavailable name, published in a non-binomial work)
  131. Species Patella spinulosa Mörch, 1853 (unaccepted, synonym)
  132. Species Patella squama Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, synonym)
  133. Species Patella squama Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
  134. Species Patella squamata Röding, 1798 (unaccepted, synonym)
  135. Species Patella squamata Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, synonym)
  136. Species Patella stella Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, synonym)
  137. Species Patella subgranularis Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, synonym)
  138. Species Patella subplana Potiez & Michaud, 1838 (unaccepted, synonym)
  139. Species Patella tarentina Salis Marschlins, 1793 (unaccepted, synonym)
  140. Species Patella taslei Mabille, 1888 (unaccepted, synonym)
  141. Species Patella teneriffae Mabille, 1888 (unaccepted)
  142. Species Patella tenuissima W. Turton, 1802 (unaccepted)
  143. Species Patella tessulata O. F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted)
  144. Species Patella testudinalis O. F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, original combination)
  145. Species Patella tricarinata Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  146. Species Patella turtonia Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, synonym)
  147. Species Patella umbellata Delle Chiaje, 1830 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  148. Species Patella umbraculum [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
  149. Species Patella ungarica Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
  150. Species Patella variabilis Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, synonym)
  151. Species Patella variegata Reeve, 1842 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Patella variegata Röding, 1798, and P. variegata Blainville, 1825)
  152. Species Patella vespertina Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, dubious synonym)
  153. Species Patella virginea O. F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, original combination)
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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
NARMS (2025). Patella Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138312 on 2025-05-16
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Patella Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138312 on 2025-05-16
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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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] 

original description (of Patellastra Monterosato, 1884) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). <i>Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee</i>. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109711
page(s): 35 [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 (Patina) (from synonym Patina Leach, 1847)
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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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