Patella caerulea

Patella caerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:	Patelloidea
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Patella
Species:	P. caerulea
Binomial name
Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Patella alba da Costa, 1771 Patella alba Anton, 1838 Patella calicula Li Chang, 1930 Patella cancellata Risso, 1826 Patella favaniana Risso, 1826 Patella fragilis Philippi, 1836 Patella grisea Risso, 1826 Patella grisea de Blainville, 1825 Patella hellespontiana Monterosato, 1888 Patella margaritacea Gmelin, 1791 Patella nacrina de Gregorio, 1884 Patella richelmia Risso, 1826 Patella riparia Nardo, 1847 Patella scutellina Locard, 1892 Patella silicina Röding, 1798 Patella squama de Blainville, 1825 Patella subplana Potiez & Michaud, 1838 Patella vulgata var. plumbea Röding, 1798

Patella caerulea is a species of limpet in the family Patellidae. It is known by the common names Mediterranean limpet and rayed Mediterranean limpet.^[1] It is native to the Mediterranean Sea.^[1]

This species has been studied in the fields of zoology^[2] and environmental science.^[3]

References

• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp

1. Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species.
2. Damen, P. and Dictus, W. J. A. G. (2002). Newly-discovered muscle in the larva of Patella coerulea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) suggests the presence of a larval extensor. Contributions to Zoology 71(1/3) 37-45.
3. Bordbar, L., et al. (2015). Influence of a ferronickel smelting plant activity on the coastal zone through investigation of metal bioaccumulation on two gastropod species (Patella caerulea and Phorcus turbinatus). Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology, 2015.