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Patella candei

Gastropoda - Patellidae

Taxonomy
Patella candei was named by d'Orbigny (1840). It is extant.

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Patella candei d'Orbigny
1991Patella candei Poppe and Goto p. 69
2000Patella candei Callapez and Ferreira Soares p. 315

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
superfamilyPatelloidea()
familyPatellidae
subfamilyPatellinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPatella
speciescandeid'Orbigny 1840

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.

Patella candei d'Orbigny 1840
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain Patella candei (176768)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Patella gomesi (128324)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Patella candei (89618)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Patella caerulea, Patella vulgata (122245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Patella gomesi (127358 127359)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain Patella gomesi (128328)