Biology:Patelloida pygmaea
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Patelloida pygmaea | |
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Sample collected by Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Amoy, an island between Taiwan and Mainland China. | |
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(unranked): | clade Patellogastropoda
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Species: | P. pygmaea
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Patelloida pygmaea (Dunker, 1860)
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Acmaea testudinalis var. minor Grabau & King, 1928 |
Patelloida pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]
Description
Oval shape (eggshell shape) limpet with varying colours on the shell. Usually spots on greyish-brown or pale-white background with regular edge.[3]
Distribution
Distributed around Yellow Sea of Mainland China, as well as Taiwan. Living in inter-tidal area, bay area with sheltering.[3] Often appears around places where oysters are growing.[3]
References
- ↑ Nakano, T.; Ozawa, T. (2007). "Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence.". Journal of Molluscan Studies 73 (1): 79–99. doi:10.1093/mollus/eym001.
- ↑ Patelloida pygmaea (Dunker, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "International Shell Database: Patelloida pygmaea" (in zh-hant). Taiwan Shellbase Database. http://shell.sinica.edu.tw/chinese/shellbase_detail.php?science_no=63. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
Wikidata ☰ Q7144450 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patelloida pygmaea.
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