Patelloida (original) (raw)

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Genus of gastropods

Patelloida
Dorsal view of a shell of Patelloida corticata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Lottiidae
Subfamily: Lottiinae
Tribe: Patelloidini
Genus: PatelloidaQuoy & Gaimard, 1834
Type species
_Patelloida rugosa_Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Synonyms[1]
Acmaea (Chiazacmea) Chiazacmea Oliver, 1926 Collisella (Conoidacmea) Habe, 1944 (original rank) Collisellina Dall, 1871 Patelloidea [sic] (incorrect subsequent spelling [by Couthouy, 1839] of Patelloida Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 ) Patelloides Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 (misspelling)

Patelloida is a genus of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]

(This genus name should not be confused with the similar-sounding true limpet superfamily Patelloidea, which is also part of the Patellogastropoda).

Species within the genus Patelloida include according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) [2]

Taxon inquirendum

Shell of Patelloida victoriana

Species brought into synonymy

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Patelloida Quoy & Gaimard, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205118 on 2014-08-06
  2. ^ WoRMS : Patelloida
  3. ^ WMSDB: Patelloida orbicularis)
  4. ^ WMSD: Patelloida squamosa
  5. ^ WMSDB : Patelloida stellaris