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Patellidae
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| A group of live Patella vulgata on an intertidal rock | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Mollusca
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| Class: | Gastropoda
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| (unranked): | clade Patellogastropoda
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| Superfamily: | Patelloidea
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| Family: | Patellidae Rafinesque, 1815
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| Genera and species | |
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Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda.[1]
(The superfamily Patelloidea should not be confused with the similar-sounding genus of true limpets Patelloida which is in the family Lottiidae within the superfamily Lottioidea, also part of the Patellogastropoda.)
Taxonomy[edit]
A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of Patellogastropoda based on molecular phylogeny research by Nakano & Ozawa (2007):[2]
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Genera[edit]
Genera and species in the family Patellidae include:[3][4]
- † Berlieria de Loriol, 1903
- Cymbula H. & A. Adams, 1854
- Helcion Montfort, 1810
- Patella Linnaeus, 1758
- † Proscutum P. Fischer, 1885
- Scutellastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Synonyms
- Ancistromesus Dall, 1871: synonym of Scutellastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- Ansates G.B. Sowerby II [ex Klein], 1839 - synonym of Patella Linnaeus, 1758
- Costatopatella Pallary, 1912: synonym of Patella Linnaeus, 1758
- Helioniscus is a synonym of Cellana H. Adams, 1869 from family Nacellidae
- 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[edit]
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 algae and barnacles on steel panels suspended in sea water in a commercial port, suggesting that the limpet could be used to inhibit fouling of ship hulls.[5]
See also[edit]
- Limpet
References[edit]
- ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
- ^ 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eym001.
- ^ "Patellidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ^ Safriel U. N. & Erez N. 1987. Effect of limpets on the fouling of ships in the Mediterranean. Marine Biology, 95(4): 531-537. doi:10.1007/BF00393096
- 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[edit]
- Rafinesque, C. S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. [Book. 1-224, (self-published) Palermo]
- 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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