Biology:Patella candei

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Patella candei
Patella gomesii 002.jpg
Patella candei shell
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P. candei
Binomial name
Patella candei
d'Orbigny, 1840
Synonyms

Patella aspera var. simrothi von Martens, 1888
Patella chlorosticta Gmelin, 1791
Patella citrullus Gould, 1846
Patella gomesii Drouet, 1858
Patella moreleti Drouet, 1858
Patella ordinaria Mabille, 1888
Patella saxea F. Nordsieck, 1975
Patella teneriffae Mabille, 1888
Patella tenuis Gmelin, 1791
Patella tenuissima Turton, 1802

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3284917 entry