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Patella caerulea

Description

Patella caerulea, is a species of limpet in the family Patellidae. It is known by the common names Mediterranean limpet and rayed Mediterranean limpet. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5728508https://www.gbif.org/species/5728508
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)209876https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=209876
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella caerulea
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellogastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella caerulea
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassEogastropodaPonder and Lindberg 1996
orderPatellogastropodaLindberg 1986
superfamilyPatelloidea
familyPatellidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPatellaLinnaeus 1758
speciesPatella caeruleaLinnæus 1758
Generic NamePatella
Scientific NamePatella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
Name Published InLinnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Patella caeruleaspeciesbelongs to Patellastated without evidenceLinnaeus, 1758
Patella caeruleaspeciesbelongs to Patellastated with evidencePoppe and Goto, 1991
Patella caeruleaspeciesbelongs to PatellaimpliedCallapez and Ferreira Soares, 2000
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance3.60 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentmarine,brackish (based on Patellidae)
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Patellidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietgrazer (based on Patellidae)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Patellidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. Callapez and A. Ferreira Soares. 2000. Late Quaternary warm marine mollusks from Santa Maria (Azores) paleoecologic and paleobiogeographic considerations. Ciencias da Terra 14:313-322
Common Name(s) Blaue Napfschnecke, Mediterranean Limpet, Kupa Blu, Rayed Mediterranean Limpet, Πεταλίδα
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patella_caerulea

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Patella hellespontiana Monterosato, 1888GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella hellespontiana
Patella subplana Potiez & Michaud, 1838GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella subplana
Patella plumbea Röding, 1798GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella plumbea
Patella fragilis Philippi, 1836GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella fragilis
Patella richelmia Risso, 1826GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella richelmia
Patella favaniana Risso, 1826GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella favaniana
Patella riparia Nardo, 1847GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella riparia
Patella alba Anton, 1838GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella alba
Patella scutellina Locard, 1891GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella scutellina
Patella grisea Risso, 1826GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella grisea
Patella alba da Costa, 1771GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella alba
Patella coerulea GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella coerulea
Patella cancellata Risso, 1826GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella cancellata
Patella squama Blainville, 1825GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella squama
Patella nacrina de Gregorio, 1884GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella nacrina
Patella calicula Li Chang, 1930GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella calicula
Patella silicina Röding, 1798GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella silicina
Patella margaritacea Gmelin, 1791GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella margaritacea
Patella caerula Linnaeus, 1758GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellidae : Patella : Patella caerula

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1758Patella caerulea Linnaeus
1967Patella caerula Lecointre et al. p. 331
1991Patella caerulea Poppe and Goto p. 69
2000Patella caerulea Callapez and Ferreira Soares p. 315

References

Callapez P., Ferreira Soares A. (2000) Late Quaternary warm marine mollusks from Santa Maria (Azores) paleoecologic and paleobiogeographic considerations, Ciencias da Terra 14, 313-322
Lecointre G., Tinkler K. J., et al (1967) The marine Quaternary of the Canary Islands, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 119 8, 325-344
Poppe G. T., Goto Y. (1991) , European Seashells, 1-352
Koufopanou et al (1999). A molecular phylogeny of the patellid limpets (Gastropoda: Patellidae) and its implications for the origins of their antitropical distribution Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 11(1):138-156 - via World Register of Marine Species
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. - via World Register of Marine Species
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. - via World Register of Marine Species
PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points - via Catalogue of Life
Dhora, DH. (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. - via Catalogue of Life
Hayward, P.J.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1996) Collins pocket guide: sea shore of Britain and Europe. Collins pocket guides. Harper-Collins Publishers: London, UK. ISBN 0-00-219955-6. 352 pp. - via Catalogue of Life
Cole, T. C. H. (2017) Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English: 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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