Patella piperata
| Patella piperata | |
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| Five views of a shell of Patella piperata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | Patella |
| Species: | P. piperata |
| Binomial name | |
| Patella piperata Gould, 1846 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[1]
A 2006 study in National Library of Medicine showed alarming traces of metal contamination.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Patella piperata Gould, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- 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
- National Library of Medicine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17171292/ Study of metals concentration levels in Patella piperata throughout the Canary Islands, Spain
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