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Patella nigra

Gastropoda - Patellidae

Taxonomy
Patella nigra was named by da Costa (1771). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1771Patella nigra da Costa
1819Patella safiana Lamarck
1991Patella nigra Poppe and Goto p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
superfamilyPatelloidea()
familyPatellidae
subfamilyPatellinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPatella
speciesnigrada Costa 1771

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 nigra da Costa 1771
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Invalid names: Patella safiana Lamarck 1819 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Patella safiana (127358)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Patella safiana (127623)