Biology:Patella candei
| Patella candei | |
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| Patella candei shell | |
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| (unranked): | clade Patellogastropoda
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| Species: | P. candei
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| Patella candei d'Orbigny, 1840
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Patella aspera var. simrothi von Martens, 1888 | |
Patella candei, also known as the sun limpet,[1] is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]
Description
The naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny named the gastropod after Ferdinand de Candé.[3]
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores,[4] Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Islands.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health of Ilhas Selvagens, Portugal". National Geographic. https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/file/PristineSeasSelvagensScientificReport.pdf. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ Patella candei d'Orbigny, 1839. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ↑ Vik, Andrew, "Candé, Ferdinand de", conchology.be (Conchology, Inc.), https://www.conchology.be/?t=9001&id=15167, retrieved 2018-08-04
- ↑ Curdia, João; Rodrigues, Armindo; Martins, António M. de Frias; Costa, Manuel (2005). "The reproductive cycle of Patella candei gomesii Drouët, 1858 (Mollusca: Patellogastropoda), an Azorean endemic subspecies". University of the Azores. pp. 137–145. https://repositorio.uac.pt/handle/10400.3/1354.
External links
- "Patella (Patella) candei candei" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_5816.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3284917 entry
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