Patella candei
Patella candei is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]
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(unranked): | clade Patellogastropoda |
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Species: | P. candei |
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Patella candei d'Orbigny, 1840 | |
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Patella aspera var. simrothi von Martens, 1888 |
Description
The naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny named the gastropod after Ferdinand de Candé.[2]
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands and Madeira.
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References
- Patella candei d'Orbigny, 1839. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- Vik, Andrew, "Candé, Ferdinand de", conchology.be, Conchology, Inc., retrieved 4 August 2018
External links
- "Patella (Patella) candei candei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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