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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

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Patella nigra da Costa 1771
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Invalid names: Patella safiana Lamarck 1819 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available