Biology:Patella piperata

Short description: Species of gastropod

Patella piperata
Five views of a shell of Patella piperata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:	Patelloidea
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Patella
Species:	P. piperata
Binomial name
Patella piperata Gould, 1846
Synonyms
Patella fraunfeldi Dunker, 1866 Patella guttata d'Orbigny, 1840 Patella nigrosquamosa Dunker, 1846

Patella piperata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

References

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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