Patellidae
Patellidae is a taxonomic family of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Patelloidea. (The superfamily Patelloidea should not be confused with the similar-sounding genus of true limpets Patelloida which is in the family Lottiidae within the superfamily Lottioidea, also part of the Patellogastropoda.)
Species
limpets
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderPatellida
- FamilyPatellidae
Habitatmarine
Der Titel dieses Artikels ist mehrdeutig. Weitere Bedeutungen sind unter Napfschnecke (Begriffsklärung) aufgeführt. Patella vulgata, ventral: a) Fuß b) Mantel c) Fühler d) Mund e) Augen f) Sekundäre Kiemen (Fortsätze des Epipodiums).A Guide to the shell and starfish galleries of the British Museum, London 1901, S. 10. Becherauge von Patella sp. Nach Salvini-Plawen und Mayr (1977), verändert. Die Napfschnecken (Patellidae) sind eine Familie meeresbewohnender Schnecken. Nach der klassischen Systematik werden sie zur Ordnung der Altschnecken (Archaeogastropoda) gerechnet.
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Patellidae is a taxonomic family of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Patelloidea. (The superfamily Patelloidea should not be confused with the similar-sounding genus of true limpets Patelloida which is in the family Lottiidae within the superfamily Lottioidea, also part of the Patellogastropoda.)
The largest known limpet in the world is Scutellastra mexicana that can reach in length.