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''Patella'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 ...
s with gills, typical true
limpet Limpets are a group of aquatic snails that exhibit a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. Limpets are members of the class Gastropoda, but are polyphyletic, meaning the various groups called "limpets" descended indep ...
s, marine
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 ...
s in the
family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
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 ...
, the true limpets. ''Patella'' is the
type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ...
of the family Patellidae.


Species

Species within the genus ''Patella'' include: * † '' Patella alessiae'' Forli, Dell'Angelo, Montagna & Taviani, 2004 * † '' Patella alternicostata'' Sandberger, 1859 * † ''
Patella ambroggii The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as ...
'' Lecointre, 1952 * †'' Patella amuritica'' Wilckens, 1922 * '' Patella argentaurum'' Lesson, 1831 (status in recent literature not researched by editor) * '' Patella aspera'' Röding, 1798 * ''
Patella caerulea ''Patella caerulea'', is a species of limpet in the family Patellidae. It is known by the common names Mediterranean limpet and rayed Mediterranean limpet.
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Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
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Patella candei ''Patella candei'', also known as the sun 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. Description The naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny named the gast ...
'' d'Orbigny, 1839 * ''
Patella crocata The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as ...
'' R.P. Lesson, 1831 * ''
Patella cyanea The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as ...
'' R.P. Lesson, 1831 * ''
Patella depressa ''Patella depressa'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. ''Patella depressa'' is a nomen dubium according to Christiaens (1973, 1983); ''Patell ...
'' Pennant, 1777 - ''Patella depressa'' is a nomen dubium according to Christiaens (1973, 1983); ''
Patella intermedia ''Patella depressa'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. ''Patella depressa'' is a nomen dubium according to Christiaens (1973, 1983); ''Patella i ...
'' gets priority. Nevertheless the name ''Patella depressa'' is in usage among British authors (e.g. Graham, 1988) and is assumed as valid.WoRMS (2010). ''Patella depressa'' Pennant, 1777. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151374 on 2010-08-03 * ''
Patella depsta The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as m ...
'' Reeve, 1855: (taxon inquirendum) * † ''
Patella estotiensis The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as ...
'' Lozouet, 1999 * ''
Patella ferruginea ''Patella ferruginea'', commonly known as the ribbed Mediterranean 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. It is a large limpet, native to the ...
'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Patella gomesii'' Drouet, 1858 * † '' Patella hebertiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1850) * '' Patella lugubris'' Gmelin, 1791 * † '' Patella mahamensis'' Martín-González, 2018 * † '' Patella matheyi'' De Loriol in De Loriol & Koby, 1890 * † '' Patella maxoratensis'' Martín-González & Vera-Peláez, 2018 * † '' Patella nelsonensis'' Trechmann, 1918 * '' Patella ordinaria'' Mabille, 1888 * '' Patella pellucida''
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
* '' Patella piperata'' Gould, 1846 * † '' Patella protea'' Doderlein, 1862 * '' Patella rangiana'' Rochebrune, 1882 * '' Patella rustica''
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
* '' Patella skelettensis'' Massier, 2009 * † '' Patella staceata'' Gründel, Hostettler & Menkveld-Gfeller, 2020 * '' Patella swakopmundensis'' Massier, 2009 * '' Patella tenuis'' Gmelin, 1791 * † '' Patella tintina'' Martín-González & Vera-Peláez, 2018 * '' Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 - synonyms: ''Patella aspera'' Lamarck, 1819; ''Patella athletica'' Bean, 1844 * ''
Patella vulgata ''Patella vulgata'', common name the common limpet or common European limpet is a species of sea snail. It is a typical true limpet; a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, with gills.Gofas, S. (2014). Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758 ...
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Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758


Species brought into synonymy

* ''Patella achates'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Acmaea achates'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Patella aculeata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Bostrycapulus aculeatus ''Bostrycapulus aculeatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and hat snails. Distribution This species occurs in Florida and the Bah ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella adansonii'' Dunker, 1853: synonym of ''
Cymbula safiana ''Cymbula safiana'', common name the saffian 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.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819). Acc ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella afra'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Trimusculus afer'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella alba'' da Costa, 1771: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella alba'' Anton, 1838: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella albescens'' Philippi, 1846: synonym of '' Iothia albescens'' (Philippi, 1846) * ''Patella albida'' Mörch, 1853: synonym of ''Cymbula nigra'' (da Costa, 1771): synonym of ''
Cymbula safiana ''Cymbula safiana'', common name the saffian 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.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819). Acc ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella algira'' Deshayes, 1840: synonym of ''Cymbula nigra'' (da Costa, 1771): synonym of ''
Cymbula safiana ''Cymbula safiana'', common name the saffian 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.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819). Acc ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella ambigua'' Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of '' Scutus anatinus'' (Donovan, 1820) * ''Patella amoena'' Say, 1822: synonym of '' Testudinalia testudinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella amphitrite'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella anatina'' Donovan, 1820: synonym of '' Scutus anatinus'' (Donovan, 1820) * ''Patella ancyloides'' Forbes, 1840, non J de C Sowerby, 1824 and ''Patella exigua'' W. Thompson, 1844 are synonyms for '' Propilidium exiguum'' (W. Thompson, 1844) * ''Patella apertura'' Montagu, 1803: synonym of ''
Diodora graeca ''Diodora graeca'', the Greek keyhole limpet, is a sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. It was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''System ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella aphanes'' Robson, 1986: synonym of ''
Scutellastra aphanes ''Scutellastra aphanes'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Robson, 1986) * ''Patella araucana'' d'Orbigny, 1839: synonym of '' Scurria araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1839) * ''Patella ardosiaea'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841: synonym of '' Cellana ardosiaea'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) * ''Patella argenvillei'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of ''
Scutellastra argenvillei ''Scutellastra argenvillei'' or Argenville's 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. It is endemic to the south and west coasts of Namibia and ...
'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Patella articulata'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Cellana cylindrica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella aspera'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of '' Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella aster'' Reeve, 1855 : synonym of '' Cellana rota'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella athletica'' Bean, 1844: synonym of '' Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella auricola'' da Costa, 1771: synonym of ''
Patella depressa ''Patella depressa'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. ''Patella depressa'' is a nomen dubium according to Christiaens (1973, 1983); ''Patell ...
'' Pennant, 1777 * ''Patella auricularia'' Lightfoot, 1786: synonym of '' Dolabella auricularia'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Patella australis'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of ''
Sabia conica ''Sabia conica'', commonly known as the bonnet limpet, is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails. Description The shell size varies between 7 mm and 45 mm D ...
'' (Schumacher, 1817) * ''Patella axiaerata'' Verco, 1912: synonym of '' Asteracmea axiaerata'' (Verco, 1912) * ''Patella azorica'' Nuttal in Jay, 1852: synonym of '' Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella barbara'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella barbata'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella baudonii'' Drouet, 1858: synonym of '' Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella bifida'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella bimaculata'' Montagu, 1803: synonym of ''Ansates pellucida'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of '' Patella pellucida'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella boninensis'' Pilsbry, 1891: synonym of '' Cellana mazatlandica'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839) * ''Patella bonnardii'' Payraudeau, 1826: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella borbonica'' Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1804: synonym of '' Septaria borbonica'' (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1804) * ''Patella caeca'' O. F. Müller, 1776: synonym of ''
Lepeta caeca ''Lepeta caeca'', common name the northern blind limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetidae, one of the families of true limpets. Distribution Description The maximum recorded s ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella calamus'' Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864: synonym of ''
Eoacmaea calamus ''Eoacmaea calamus'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eoacmaeidae ''Eoacmaea'' is a genus of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Patellogastropoda, the ...
'' (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864) * ''Patella calicula'' Li Chang, 1930: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella cancellata'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella candeana'' d'Orbigny, 1847: synonym of ''
Lottia antillarum ''Lottia antillarum'' is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae. It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.'' ...
'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 * ''Patella candida'' Couthouy, 1838: synonym of ''
Lepeta caeca ''Lepeta caeca'', common name the northern blind limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetidae, one of the families of true limpets. Distribution Description The maximum recorded s ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella canescens'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Cymbula canescens ''Cymbula canescens'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella capensis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Cellana radiata'' (Born, 1778) * ''Patella ceciliana'' (Orbigny, 1841): synonym of '' Scurria ceciliana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) * ''Patella cernica'' (H. Adams, 1869): synonym of '' Cellana livescens'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Patella chapmani'' Tenison-Woods, 1875: synonym of ''
Scutellastra chapmani ''Scutellastra chapmani'' 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 Patellogastropo ...
'' (Tenison-Woods, 1875) * ''Patella chinensis'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Calyptraea chinensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella chitonoides'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of ''
Scutellastra exusta ''Scutellastra exusta'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Dead ''Scutellastra exusta'' help to form shallow marine sediment beds. Description ...
'' (Reeve, 1854) * ''Patella cinnamomea'' Gould, 1846: synonym of '' Phenacolepas cinnamomea'' (Gould, 1846) * ''Patella citrullus'' Gould, 1846: synonym of ''
Patella candei ''Patella candei'', also known as the sun 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. Description The naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny named the gast ...
'' d'Orbigny, 1839 * ''Patella clathratula'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of '' Cellana ardosiaea'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) * ''Patella clealandi'' Fleming, 1828: synonym of '' Testudinalia testudinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella clypea'' Brown, 1827: synonym of '' Testudinalia testudinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella clypeater'' Lesson, 1831: synonym of ''
Nacella clypeater ''Nacella'' is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Nacella Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
'' (Lesson, 1831) * ''Patella cochlear'' Born, 1778: synonym of ''
Scutellastra cochlear ''Scutellastra cochlear'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is commonly known as the snail patella, the pear limpet or the spoon limpet and is native to Sout ...
'' (Born, 1778) * ''Patella coeruleata'' da Costa, 1778: synonym of ''Ansates pellucida'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''Patella pellucida'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella coffea'' (Reeve, 1855): synonym of '' Scurria variabilis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839) * ''Patella compressa'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''
Cymbula compressa ''Cymbula compressa'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella concolor'' f. ''polygramma'' Tomlin, 1931: synonym of ''
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) * ''Patella conica'' Anton, 1838: synonym of ''Patella vulgata'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella conspicua'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''Cymbula nigra'' (da Costa, 1771): synonym of ''
Cymbula safiana ''Cymbula safiana'', common name the saffian 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.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819). Acc ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella cornea'' Helbling, 1779: synonym of ''Ansates pellucida'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''Patella pellucida'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella costata'' Lesson, 1831: synonym of Fissurella costata Lesson, 1831 * ''Patella costosoplicata'' Mörch, 1853: synonym of ''Patella ferruginea'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella crepidula'' Linnaeus, 1767: synonym of '' Crepidula unguiformis'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Patella cretacea'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of '' Scutellastra flexuosa'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''Patella cylindrica'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Cellana cylindrica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella cypria'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Patella ferruginea ''Patella ferruginea'', commonly known as the ribbed Mediterranean 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. It is a large limpet, native to the ...
'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella cypridium'' Perry, 1811: synonym of ''Ansates pellucida'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''Patella pellucida'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella deflexa'' Helbling, 1779: synonym of '' Siphonaria deflexa'' (Helbling, 1779) (nomen dubium) * † ''Patella deformis'' K. Martin, 1883: synonym of † '' Cellana deformis'' (K. Martin, 1883) * ''Patella digitata'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of ''
Scutellastra longicosta ''Scutellastra longicosta'', the long-spined limpet or the duck's foot limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is native to the coasts of South Africa wh ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella dilatata'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''
Crepipatella dilatata ''Crepipatella dilatata'' is a species of sea snail described by Lamarck. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and hat snails. This species can be distingui ...
'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Patella dira'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Cellana dira'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Patella donacina'' Anton, 1838: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella electrina'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of ''Patella depressa'' Pennant, 1777 * ''Patella emarginuloides'' Philippi, 1868: synonym of ''
Iothia emarginuloides ''Iothia emarginuloides'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetidae, one of the families of true limpets. This species was previously known as ''Iothia coppingeri''. Taxonomy The type specim ...
'' (Philippi, 1868) * ''Patella enneagona'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of '' Cellana cylindrica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella equestris'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Cheilea equestris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella exigua'' Thompson W., 1844: synonym of '' Propilidium exiguum'' (W. Thompson, 1844) * ''Patella extinctorium'' Turton, 1819: synonym of ''Pomatoceros triqueter'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of '' Spirobranchus triqueter'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella exusta'' Reeve, 1854 and ''Patella pica'' Reeve, 1854 are synonyms for ''
Scutellastra exusta ''Scutellastra exusta'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Dead ''Scutellastra exusta'' help to form shallow marine sediment beds. Description ...
'' (Reeve, 1854) * ''Patella farquhari'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''
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) * ''Patella favaniana'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella fissura'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Emarginula fissura'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella flava'' Hutton, 1873: synonym of '' Cellana flava'' (Hutton, 1873) * ''Patella flexuosa'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 and ''Patella stellaeformis'' Reeve, 1842 are synonyms for '' Scutellastra flexuosa'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''Patella forbesi'' Smith J., 1839: synonym of '' Iothia fulva'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella fornicata'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Crepidula fornicata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella fragilis'' Philippi, 1836: synonym of ''
Patella caerulea ''Patella caerulea'', is a species of limpet in the family Patellidae. It is known by the common names Mediterranean limpet and rayed Mediterranean limpet.
'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella fraunfeldi'' Dunker, 1866: synonym of ''Patella piperata'' Gould, 1846 * ''Patella fulva'' O. F. Müller, 1776: synonym of '' Iothia fulva'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella fungoides'' Da Costa, 1771: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella fusca'' Landt, 1800: synonym of ''Ansates pellucida'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''Patella pellucida'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella galathea'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of '' Phenacolepas galathea'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella galeata'' Helbing, 1779: synonym of '' Diodora galeata'' (Helbing, 1779) * ''Patella garconi'' Deshayes, 1863: synonym of '' Cellana livescens'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Patella goreensis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Crepidula unguiformis'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Patella gorgonica'' da Costa, 1771: synonym of ''Patella rustica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella goudoti'' Mabille, 1888: synonym of ''Patella depressa'' Pennant, 1777 * ''Patella graec''a Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''
Diodora graeca ''Diodora graeca'', the Greek keyhole limpet, is a sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. It was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''System ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella granatina'': synonym of ''
Cymbula granatina ''Cymbula granatina'', the granite limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Unlike some other species of giant limpet, ''C. granatina'' is n ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella granostriata'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Cellana granostriata'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Patella granularis'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''
Scutellastra granularis ''Scutellastra granularis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. References

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'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella grata'' Gould, 1859: synonym of '' Cellana grata'' (Gould, 1859) * ''Patella grisea'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella grisea'' de Blainville, 1825: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella guineensis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Cymbula nigra'' (da Costa, 1771): synonym of ''
Cymbula safiana ''Cymbula safiana'', common name the saffian 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.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819). Acc ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella guttata'' d'Orbigny, 1840: synonym of ''Patella piperata'' Gould, 1846 * ''Patella helena'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''
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) * ''Patella hellespontiana'' Monterosato, 1888: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella hepatica'' Prtichard & Gatliff, 1902: synonym of '' Patelloida victoriae'' (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1922) * ''Patella hera'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella hombroni'' Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933: synonym of ''Cellana radiata orientalis'' (Pilsbry, 1891) * ''Patella hypsilotera'' Locard, 1892: synonym of ''Patella vulgata'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella illuminata'' Gould, 1846: synonym of '' Cellana strigilis'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) * ''Patella inconspicua'' Gray, 1843: synonym of ''
Radiacmea inconspicua ''Radiacmea inconspicua'' is a species of small sea snail or true limpet, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Lottiidae, one of the true limpet families. References * Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell ...
'' (Gray, 1843) * ''Patella instabilis'' Gould, 1846: synonym of ''
Lottia instabilis ''Lottia instabilis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. Common names include the unstable limpet, the unstable seaweed limpet and the rocking chair limpet. It is native to the northe ...
'' (Gould, 1846) * ''Patella intermedia'' Murray in Knapp, 1857, black-footed limpet: synonym of ''
Patella depressa ''Patella depressa'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. ''Patella depressa'' is a nomen dubium according to Christiaens (1973, 1983); ''Patell ...
'' Pennant, 1777 * ''Patella intorta'' Pennant, 1777: synonym of ''Ansates pellucida'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''Patella pellucida'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella jamaicensis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Lottia jamaicensis ''Lottia jamaicensis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and t ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella karachiensis'' Winckworth, 1930: synonym of '' Cellana rota'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella kermadecensis'': synonym of ''
Scutellastra kermadecensis ''Scutellastra kermadecensis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description (Original description) The large and massive shell is conical with ...
'' (Pilsbry, 1894) * ''Patella kraussii'' Dunker, 1853: synonym of ''Cymbula nigra'' (da Costa, 1771): synonym of ''
Cymbula safiana ''Cymbula safiana'', common name the saffian 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.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819). Acc ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella laciniosa'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Siphonaria laciniosa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella lacunosa'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''
Scutellastra tabularis ''Scutellastra tabularis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off the south coast of South ...
'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Patella lacustris'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''
Acroloxus lacustris ''Acroloxus lacustris'', or the lake limpet, is a small freshwater limpet or snail, a species of aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Acroloxidae. Description The 4–7 mm. (7 mm long, 3 mm wide and 2 mm high) shell is l ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella laevigata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Patella depress''a Pennant, 1777 * ''Patella laevis'' Pennant, 1777: synonym of ''Patella pellucida'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella lamarckii'' Payraudeau, 1826: synonym of ''Patella ferruginea'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella lamellata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella lampedusensis'' de Gregorio, 1884: synonym of ''Patella ferruginea'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella laterocompressa'' de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854: synonym of '' Lepetella laterocompressa'' (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854) * ''Patella laticostata'': synonym of '' Scutellastra laticostata'' (Blainville, 1825) * ''Patella lepas'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Concholepas concholepas ''Concholepas concholepas'', the Chilean abalone, is a species of large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk. Despite the superficial resemblance, ''C. concholepas'' is not a true abalone (a species in the family Haliotidae), but a memb ...
'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Patella leucopleura'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Lottia leucopleura ''Lottia leucopleura'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description Distribution This species lives in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mex ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella limatula'' Carpenter, 1864: synonym of '' Lottia limatula'' (Carpenter, 1864) * ''Patella listeri'' Monterosato, 1888: synonym of '' Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella livescens'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Cellana livescens'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Patella longicosta'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of ''
Scutellastra longicosta ''Scutellastra longicosta'', the long-spined limpet or the duck's foot limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is native to the coasts of South Africa wh ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella lowei'' d'Orbigny, 1839: synonym of '' Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella lusitanica'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Patella rustica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella luteola'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of ''Patella ferruginea'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella mabillei'' Locard, 1892: synonym of ''Patella depressa'' Pennant, 1777 * ''Patella macroschisma'' Lightfoot, 1786: synonym of '' Macroschisma macroschisma'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Patella magellanica'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Nacella magellanica ''Nacella magellanica'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description The length of the shell attains 47 mm. Distribution This marine specie ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella mamillata'' Risso, 1826: synonym of '' Trimusculus mammillaris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella mammilaris'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Trimusculus mammillaris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella mammillaris'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Trimusculus mammillaris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella margaritacea'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella mazatlandica'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1839: synonym of '' Cellana mazatlandica'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839) * ''Patella medusa'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Patella ferruginea'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella mexicana'' Broderip, W.J. & G.B. I Sowerby, 1829: synonym of '' Scutellastra mexicana'' (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) * ''Patella micans'' Röding, 1798: synonym of Cellana cylindrica (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella militaris'' Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of ''
Capulus ungaricus ''Capulus ungaricus'', common name the bonnet shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.Gofas, S. (2010). ''Capulus ungaricus'' (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella miniata'' Born, 1778 and ''Patella sanguinans'' Reeve, 1854 are synonyms for ''
Cymbula miniata ''Cymbula miniata'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or o ...
'' (Born, 1778) * ''Patella moreleti'' Drouet, 1858: synonym of '' Scutellastra flexuosa'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''Patella moreli'' Deshayes, 1863: synonym of '' Scutellastra flexuosa'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''Patella morio'' Noodt, 1819: synonym of '' Cellana radians'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella muricata'' Brocchi, 1814: synonym of '' Calyptraea chinensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella mytiliformis'' Schroeter, 1786: synonym of ''Ansates pellucida'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''Patella pellucida'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella mytilina'' Helbling, 1779: synonym of ''
Nacella mytilina ''Nacella mytilina'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Patellogast ...
'' (Helbling, 1779) * ''Patella nacrina'' de Gregorio, 1884: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella natalensis'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of '' Scutellastra natalensis'' (F. Krauss, 1848) * ''Patella nigra''
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, 1771 and ''Patella safiana'' Lamarck are synonyms for '' Cymbula nigra'' (da Costa, 1771) * ''Patella nigrisquamata'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of '' Cellana mazatlandica'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839) * ''Patella nigrolineata'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of '' Cellana nigrolineata'' (Reeve, 1854) * ''Patella nigropunctata'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of ''Patella rustica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella nigrosquamosa'' Dunker, 1846: synonym of ''Patella piperata'' Gould, 1846 * ''Patella noachina'' Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of ''
Puncturella noachina ''Puncturella noachina'', common name the diluvian puncturella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of li ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1771) * ''Patella notata'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Clypidina notata'' (Linnaeus, 1785) * ''Patella novemradiata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of '' Cellana livescens'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Patella nubecula'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Fissurella nubecula'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella nympha'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella obtecta'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of '' Scutellastra obtecta'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Patella octoradiata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Hemitoma octoradiata ''Hemitoma octoradiata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mol ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella octoradiata'' Hutton, 1873: synonym of ''
Scutellastra chapmani ''Scutellastra chapmani'' 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 Patellogastropo ...
'' (Tenison-Woods, 1875) * ''Patella oculus'': synonym of ''
Cymbula oculus ''Cymbula oculus'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description The shell is low, and a dull brown on the outside. It has about 10 major ri ...
'' (Born, 1778) * ''Patella oculuscati'' Noodt, 1819: synonym of ''
Scutellastra granularis ''Scutellastra granularis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. References

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'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella oculushirci'' da Costa, 1771: synonym of ''
Cymbula oculus ''Cymbula oculus'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description The shell is low, and a dull brown on the outside. It has about 10 major ri ...
'' (Born, 1778) * ''Patella ombracula'' Blainville, 1819: synonym of ''
Umbraculum umbraculum The umbrella slug (''Umbraculum umbraculum'') is a species of large sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Umbraculidae. It is found in tropical to warm temperate parts of the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, where it ...
'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Patella opea'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''
Lottia antillarum ''Lottia antillarum'' is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae. It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.'' ...
'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 * ''Patella orbignyana'' Nordsieck & Talavera, 1979: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella pallida'' Gould, 1859: synonym of '' Niveotectura pallida'' (Gould, 1859) * ''Patella parasitica'' (Orbigny, 1841): synonym of '' Scurria variabilis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839) * ''Patella parva'' Montagu, 1803: synonym of '' Tectura virginea'' (O.F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella patriarcha'' Pilsbry, 1891: synonym of ''
Scutellastra tabularis ''Scutellastra tabularis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off the south coast of South ...
'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Patella paulinoi'' Locard, 1894: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella paumotensis'' Gould, 1846: synonym of '' Scutellastra flexuosa'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''Patella pectinata'' Born, 1780: synonym of ''
Siphonaria pectinata ''Siphonaria pectinata'', common name the striped false limpet, is a species of air-breathing sea snail or false limpet, a marine heterobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Siphonariidae. Taxonomic status ''Siphonaria pectinata'' (Linnaeus, ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella penicillata'' (Reeve, 1855): synonym of '' Scurria variabilis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839) * ''Patella peronii'': synonym of ''
Scutellastra peronii ''Scutellastra peronii'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Blainville, 1825) * ''Patella perversa'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Tylodina perversa ''Tylodina perversa'', common names the "yellow tylodina" or "yellow umbrella slug", is a species of sea snail or false limpet, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Tylodinidae. This opisthobranch has a limpet-like shell which ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella pharaonis'' Jousseaume, 1888: synonym of '' Cellana rota'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella pica'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of ''
Scutellastra exusta ''Scutellastra exusta'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Dead ''Scutellastra exusta'' help to form shallow marine sediment beds. Description ...
'' (Reeve, 1854) * ''Patella picta'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Fissurella picta'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella plicaria'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella plicata'' Born, 1778: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella plumbea'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of ''
Cymbula safiana ''Cymbula safiana'', common name the saffian 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.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819). Acc ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella polaris'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841: synonym of '' Nacella polaris'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) * ''Patella poli'' Scacchi, 1832: synonym of '' Calyptraea chinensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella polita'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Patella rustica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella pontica'' Valenciennes in Monterosato, 1888: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella pontica'' Milaschewitsch, 1914: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensi''s Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella porcellana'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''
Septaria porcellana ''Septaria porcellana'' is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Neritidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Septaria porcellana (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella pottsi'' Hutton, 1873: synonym of '' Cellana strigilis'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) * ''Patella profunda'' Deshayes, 1863: synonym of '' Eoacmaea profunda'' (Deshayes, 1863) * ''Patella pulchella'' Forbes, 1835: synonym of '' Tectura virginea'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella pulcherrima'' Krebs, 1864: synonym of ''
Lottia antillarum ''Lottia antillarum'' is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae. It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.'' ...
'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 * ''Patella punctata'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of ''Patella rustica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella punctulata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Patella rustica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella puncturata'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of '' Eoacmaea pustulata'' (Helbling, 1779) * ''Patella pustulata'' Helbling, 1779: synonym of '' Eoacmaea pustulata'' (Helbling, 1779) * ''Patella pyramidata'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of ''
Patella ferruginea ''Patella ferruginea'', commonly known as the ribbed Mediterranean 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. It is a large limpet, native to the ...
'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella pyriformis'' da Costa, 1771: synonym of ''
Scutellastra cochlear ''Scutellastra cochlear'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is commonly known as the snail patella, the pear limpet or the spoon limpet and is native to Sout ...
'' (Born, 1778) * ''Patella radiata'' Born, 1778: synonym of '' Cellana radiata'' (Born, 1778) * ''Patella radiata'' Perry, 1811: synonym of ''Patella vulgata'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella redimiculum'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of '' Cellana strigilis'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) * ''Patella repanda'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella reticulata'' Donovan, 1803: synonym of ''
Diodora graeca ''Diodora graeca'', the Greek keyhole limpet, is a sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. It was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''System ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella richelmia'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella rietensis'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''
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) * ''Patella riparia'' Nardo, 1847: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella rosea'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Fissurella nubecula'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella rota'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Cellana rota'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella rouxii'' Payraudeau, 1826: synonym of ''Patella ferruginea'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella rubella'' O. Fabricius, 1780: synonym of '' Erginus rubellus'' (O. Fabricius, 1780) * ''Patella rudis'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Fissurella nodosa'' (Born, 1778) * ''Patella safiana'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of ''
Cymbula safiana ''Cymbula safiana'', common name the saffian 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.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819). Acc ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella sagittata'' Gould, 1846: synonym of '' Cellana vitiensis'' Powell, 1973 * ''Patella sanguinans'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of ''
Cymbula sanguinans ''Cymbula sanguinans'', the giant pinkray limpet, is a species of giant limpet, a marine mollusc in the family Patellidae. It is native to the coast of South Africa. At one time thought to be a subspecies of '' Cymbula miniata'', molecular ana ...
'' (Reeve, 1854) * ''Patella scapula'' Martyn, 1786: synonym of '' Dolabella auricularia'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Patella schrenckii'' Lischke, 1868: synonym of '' Nipponacmea schrenckii'' (Lischke, 1868) * ''Patella scissa'' Salis Marschlins, 1793: synonym of '' Emarginula huzardii'' Payraudeau, 1826 * ''Patella scurra'' Lesson, 1831: synonym of '' Scurria scurra'' (Lesson, 1831) * ''Patella scutellina'' Locard, 1892: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella scutellum'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Amblychilepas scutella'' ic synonym of '' Dendrofissurella scutellum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella septemradiata'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of
Cymbula granatina ''Cymbula granatina'', the granite limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Unlike some other species of giant limpet, ''C. granatina'' is n ...
(Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella serrata'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of '' Siphonaria serrata'' (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) * ''Patella silicina'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella sinensis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Calyptraea chinensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella sinica'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Umbraculum sinicum'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Umbraculum umbraculum The umbrella slug (''Umbraculum umbraculum'') is a species of large sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Umbraculidae. It is found in tropical to warm temperate parts of the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, where it ...
'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Patella sowerbyi'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella spectabilis'' Dunker, 1853: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella spinetum'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella spinifera'' Lamarck, 1819: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella spinosa'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella spinosula'' Meuschen, 1787: synonym of '' Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella spinulosa'' Mörch, 1853: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella squama'' de Blainville, 1825: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella squama'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Monia squama'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella squamata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Patella rustica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella squamata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Cymbula nigra'' (da Costa, 1771): synonym of ''
Cymbula safiana ''Cymbula safiana'', common name the saffian 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.Bouchet, P. (2014). Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819). Acc ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) * ''Patella stella'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Patella ferruginea'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella stellaeformis'' Reeve, 1842: synonym of '' Scutellastra flexuosa'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''Patella stellifera'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Cellana stellifera'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella stellularia'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of '' Cellana stellifera'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella strigilis'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841: synonym of '' Cellana strigilis'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) * ''Patella subgranularis'' de Blainville, 1825: synonym of ''Patella rustica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella subplana'' Potiez & Michaud, 1838: synonym of ''Patella caerulea'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella tabularis'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of ''
Scutellastra tabularis ''Scutellastra tabularis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off the south coast of South ...
'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Patella tahitica'' Curtiss, 1938: synonym of '' Cellana taitensis'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Patella tara'' Prashad & Rao, 1934: synonym of '' Scutellastra flexuosa'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''Patella tarentina'' Salis Marschlins, 1793: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella taslei'' Mabille, 1888: synonym of ''Patella depressa'' Pennant, 1777 * ''Patella teneriffae'' Mabille, 1888: synonym of ''Patella ulyssiponensis'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella tessellata'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841: synonym of ''Cellana radiata orientalis'' (Pilsbry, 1891) * ''Patella tessulata'' O. F. Müller, 1776: synonym of '' Testudinalia testudinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella testudinalis'' O. F. Müller, 1776: synonym of Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella testudinaria'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of '' Cellana testudinaria'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella theti''s Turton, 1932: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella toreuma'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of '' Cellana toreuma'' (Reeve, 1854) * ''Patella tricarinata'' Linnaeus, 1767: synonym of ''
Amathina tricarinata ''Amathina tricarinata'' is a species of small sea snail, marine heterobranch gastropod mollusc or micromolluscs in the family Amathinidae.Gofas, S. (2010). ''Amathina tricarinata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2 ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Patella tricornis'' Turton, 1819: synonym of ''Pomatoceros triqueter'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of '' Spirobranchus triqueter'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella trigona'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Pilosabia trigona'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella tucopiana'': synonym of '' Scutellastra tucopiana'' Powell, 1925 * ''Patella turtonia'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Patella ferruginea'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella umbraculum'' Lightfoot, 1786: synonym of ''
Umbraculum umbraculum The umbrella slug (''Umbraculum umbraculum'') is a species of large sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Umbraculidae. It is found in tropical to warm temperate parts of the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, where it ...
'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Patella umbrellata'' Delle Chiaje, 1830: synonym of ''
Umbraculum umbraculum The umbrella slug (''Umbraculum umbraculum'') is a species of large sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Umbraculidae. It is found in tropical to warm temperate parts of the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, where it ...
'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Patella undulata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of '' Cheilea undulata'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Patella ungarica'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''
Capulus ungaricus ''Capulus ungaricus'', common name the bonnet shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.Gofas, S. (2010). ''Capulus ungaricus'' (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella unguis'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''
Scutus unguis ''Scutus unguis'', common name the northern duck's bill, is a species of large sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets. Description The length of the shell attains 25. ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella variabilis'' (Reeve, 1855): synonym of '' Scurria variabilis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839) * ''Patella variabilis'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of ''
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) * ''Patella variabilis'' Krauss, 1848:WoRMS (2009). ''Patella variabilis'' Krauss, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216274 on 2010-08-03 invalid: junior homonym of Patella variabilis Röding, 1798, and P. variabilis Risso, 1826; Patella fischeri is an unnecessary replacement name) * ''Patella variabilis'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Patella rustica'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patella variegata'' Reeve, 1842: synonym of '' Cellana rota'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Patella variegata'' Reeve, 1854: synonym of '' Cellana eucosmia'' (Pilsbry, 1892) * ''Patella vespertina'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Patella ferruginea'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Patella victoriae'' Gatliff & Gabriel, 1922: synonym of '' Patelloida victoriae'' (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1922) * ''Patella virgata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Cellana radiata'' (Born, 1778) * ''Patella virginea'' O. F. Müller, 1776: synonym of '' Tectura virginea'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Patella viridula'' (Lamarck, 1819): synonym of '' Scurria viridula'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Patella whitechurchi'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''
Scutellastra barbara ''Scutellastra barbara'' 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 Patellogastropod ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Patella zebrina'' Lesson, 1831: synonym of '' Scurria zebrina'' (Lesson, 1831)


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