''Helcion'' is a

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sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

true limpet The Patellogastropoda, common name true limpets and historically called the Docoglossa, are members of a major phylogenetic group of marine gastropods, treated by experts either as a clade or as a taxonomic order. The clade Patellogastropoda ...

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

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Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda. (The superfamily Patelloidea should not be confused with the similar-sounding genus of true limpets ''Patelloida'' which ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Helcion'' include: Subgenus ''

Ansates ''Patella'' is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae, the true limpets. ''Patella'' is the type genus of the family Patellidae. Species Species within the genus ''Patella ...

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Helcion pellucidum Patella pellucida, common name the blue-rayed limpet, is a species of small saltwater limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Patella pellucida. Accessed through: World Re ...

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Blue-rayed limpet Patella pellucida, common name the blue-rayed limpet, is a species of small saltwater limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Patella pellucida. Accessed through: World Re ...

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Ansates pellucida Patella pellucida, common name the blue-rayed limpet, is a species of small saltwater limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Patella pellucida. Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Helcion tella ''Helcion'' is a genus of sea snails, true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda. (The superfa ...

'' Subgenus ''Helcion'' * ''

Helcion pectunculus ''Helcion pectunculus'', common name the prickly limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod moll ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) Subgenus '' Patinastra'' * ''

Helcion dunkeri ''Helcion dunkeri'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda. ...

'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''

Helcion pruinosus ''Helcion pruinosus'', common name the rayed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs ...

'' (Krauss, 1848) subgenus ? * ''

Helcion concolor ''Helcion concolor'', common name the variable limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean ...

'' (Krauss, 1848)

References

External links

* Patellidae {{Patellidae-stub