Patellidae is a taxonomic

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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 a ...

s or true

limpets 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 ...

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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 ...

mollusc 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 est ...

s in the

clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English ter ...

Patellogastropoda 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 is d ...

. (The superfamily

Patelloidea Patelloidea is a taxonomic superfamily of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass PatellogastropodaWoRMS (2020). Patelloidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1564 ...

should not be confused with the similar-sounding genus of true limpets '' Patelloida'' which is in the family

Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Subfamilies 20 ...

within the superfamily

Lottioidea Lottioidea is a superfamily of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Patellogastropoda, the true limpets.MolluscaBase (2018). Lottioidea Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marines ...

, also part of the

Taxonomy

cladogram A cladogram (from Greek ''clados'' "branch" and ''gramma'' "character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms. A cladogram is not, however, an evolutionary tree because it does not show how ancestors are related to ...

showing phylogenic relations of Patellogastropoda based on

molecular phylogeny Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

research by Nakano & Ozawa (2007):Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). "Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: Molecular, morphological and palaeontological evidence". ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' 73(1) 79-99. .

Genera

Genera and species in the family Patellidae include: * † '' Berlieria'' de Loriol, 1903 * ''

Cymbula ''Cymbula'' is a genus of sea snails, the 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 super ...

'' H. & A. Adams, 1854 * ''

Helcion ''Helcion'' is a genus of sea snails, true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae. Species Species within the genus ''Helcion'' include: Subgenus '' Ansates'' : accepted as '' Ansates'' G.B. Sowerby II x Klein ...

'' Montfort, 1810 * ''

Patella 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 ...

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 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologi ...

* † '' Proscutum'' P. Fischer, 1885 * ''

Scutellastra ''Scutellastra'' is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patel ...

'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 ;Synonyms: * ''Ancistromesus'' Dall, 1871: synonym of ''Scutellastra'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * ''Ansates'' G.B. Sowerby II x Klein 1839 - synonym of ''Patella'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Costatopatella'' Pallary, 1912: synonym of ''Patella'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Helioniscus'' is a synonym of ''

Cellana ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accesse ...

'' H. Adams, 1869 from family

Nacellidae Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Patellogastropoda. Taxonomy Nacellidae was the only family in the superfamily Nacelloidea as described by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005),. How ...

* ''Laevipatella'' Pallary, 1920: synonym of ''Cymbula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * ''Patellanax'' Iredale, 1924: synonym of ''Scutellastra'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (junior synonym) * ''Patellastra'' Monterosato, 1884: synonym of ''Patella'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Patellidea'' Thiele, 1891: synonym of ''Scutellastra'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * ''Patellona'' Thiele, 1891: synonym of ''Cymbula'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 * ''Patellus'' Montfort, 1810: synonym of ''Patella'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Patella) * ''Patina'' Gray, 1847: synonym of ''Patella'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Penepatella'' Iredale, 1929: synonym of ''Scutellastra'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (junior synonym)

Human uses

Some limpet species in this family are used as a food source in various countries. A study of '' Patella caerulea'' found that this limpet reduced the cover of

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e and

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s on steel panels suspended in sea water in a commercial port, suggesting that the limpet could be used to inhibit fouling of ship hulls.Safriel U. N. & Erez N. 1987. ''Effect of limpets on the fouling of ships in the Mediterranean''. Marine Biology, 95(4): 531-537.

References

* Nakano T. & Sasaki T. (2011) Recent advances in molecular phylogeny, systematics and evolution of patellogastropod limpets. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 203-217.

External links

Rafinesque,_C._S._(1815)._Analyse_de_la_nature_ou_Tableau_de_l'univers_et_des_corps_organisés._[Book
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Bouchet,_P._&_Rocroi,_J.-P._(2005)._Classification_and_nomenclator_of_gastropod_families._Malacologia._47_(1-2):_1-397

Ridgeway,_S.A.,_Reid,_D.G.,_Taylor,_J.D.,_Branch,_G.M._&_Hodgson,_A.N.,_1998._A_cladistic_phylogeny_of_the_family_Patellidae_(Mollusca:_Gastropoda)._Philosophical_transactions_of_the_Royal_Society_of_London,_Series_B,_353(1375),_1645-1671
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Ridgeway,_S.A.,_Reid,_D.G.,_Taylor,_J.D.,_Branch,_G.M._&_Hodgson,_A.N.,_1998._A_cladistic_phylogeny_of_the_family_Patellidae_(Mollusca:_Gastropoda)._Philosophical_transactions_of_the_Royal_Society_of_London,_Series_B,_353(1375),_1645-1671
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Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397

Ridgeway, S.A., Reid, D.G., Taylor, J.D., Branch, G.M. & Hodgson, A.N., 1998. A cladistic phylogeny of the family Patellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 353(1375), 1645-1671
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Taxonomy

Genera

Human uses

See also

References

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