MolluscaBase - Patella candei A. d'Orbigny, 1840

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Patella candei A. d'Orbigny, 1840

To NHMUK collection (Patella candei d'Orbigny, 1840; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:6636202)

AphiaID

140678 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140678)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Patella Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Patella candei A. d'Orbigny, 1840

Synonymised names

Patella citrullus A. Gould, 1846 · unaccepted

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Subspecies Patella candei crenata Gmelin, 1791 sensu A. d'Orbigny, 1840 accepted as Patella ordinaria Mabille, 1888 (unaccepted > misapplication)

Environment

marine

Original description

Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1836-1842). Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382
page(s): 98; pl. 7 fig. 1-12 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Spain - Demarcación Marina Canaria

type locality contained in Spain - Demarcación Marina Canaria [details]

, Note Orotava, Tenerife

Type locality Orotava, Tenerife [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Patella candei A. d'Orbigny, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140678 on 2025-04-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2013-05-19 13:45:18Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1836-1842). Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382
page(s): 98; pl. 7 fig. 1-12 [details]

original description (of Patella citrullus A. Gould, 1846) Gould, A.A. 1846. New shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition, and belong to the genus Patella. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2: 148-152., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490832
page(s): 149 [details]

Taxonomy

status source Titselaar F.F.L.M. (2019). Notes on the nomenclature of the Macaronesian Patella candei d'Orbigbny complex, with special reference to Patella ordinaria Mabille and P. crenata Gmelin (Patellofastropoda, Patellidae). Basteria. 83(4-6): 158-165., available online at https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/1001510/BAST2019083004009.pdf [details]

Other

additional source Côrte-Real, H. B. S. M. ; Hawkins, S. J.; Thorpe, J. P. (1996). Population differenciation and the taxonomic status of the exploited limpet Patella candei in the Macaronesian Islands (Azores, Madeira, Canaries). Marine Biology. 125: 141-142. [details]

additional source Weber L.I. & Hawkins S.J. (2002). Evolution of the limpet Patella candei d'Orbigny (Mollusca, Patellidae) in Atlantic archipelagos: human intervention and natural processes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77(3): 341-353 [details]

additional source González-Lorenzo, G.; Mesa Hernández, E.; Pérez-Dionis, G.; Brito Hernández, A.; Galván Santos, B.; Barquín Diez, J. (2015). Ineffective conservation threatens Patella candei, an endangered limpet endemic to the Macaronesian islands. Biological Conservation. 192: 428-435., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.11.005 [details]