Patella Linnaeus, 1758
(rock limpets)

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Species 1 subtaxa 9 images
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Species 6 images
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Species 30 images
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Unidentified 1 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPatella (rock limpets)
FamilyPATELLIDAE (limpets)
SuperfamilyPATELLOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SubclassPATELLOGASTROPODA (an order of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Patella (rock limpets) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Patella (rock limpets)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Patella (rock limpets)
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