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Patella (Patella)

Gastropoda - Patellidae

Taxonomy
Patella (Patella) was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Patella by Linnaeus (1758).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Patella (Patella) Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
superfamilyPatelloidea()
familyPatellidae
subfamilyPatellinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPatella
subgenusPatellaLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Patella (Patella) Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marine, brackishf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-19 03:50:52
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:57:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Patella paucicostata, Patella spinosocostata, Patella valliscastelli, Patella manhartensis, Patella anceps, Patella miocaerulea, Patella pseudofissurella (77406) Patella pseudofissurella (77402)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Patella ferruginea (72310)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Patella ferruginea (72318)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece Patella ferruginea (72414)