Patella rustica
| Rustic limpet | |
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| Patella rustica on rocks | |
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| ventral view of Patella rustica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | Patella |
| Species: | P. rustica
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| Binomial name | |
| Patella rustica | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Patella rustica, the Lusitanian limpetmollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1] It is a rocky shore intertidal mollusc found throughout the Mediterranean and the north-east Atlantic from Mauritania to southern France.[4]
Description
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Distribution
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References
- ^ a b Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Edible Molluscs Page 6".
- S2CID 84021233. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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