Patella rustica explained

Patella rustica, the Lusitanian limpet^[1] or rustic limpet^[2] is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is a rocky shore intertidal mollusc found throughout the Mediterranean and the north-east Atlantic from Mauritania to southern France.^[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

External links

• Somali.asso.fr: Patella rustica

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758 . . 13 June 2021.
2. Web site: Edible Molluscs Page 6.
3. Recent changes in the distribution of a marine gastropod, Patella rustica, across the Iberian Atlantic coast did not result in diminished genetic diversity or increased connectivity . Sigarra.up.pt . 2010JBiog..37.1782R . 13 June 2021 . pt . Ribeiro . Pedro A. . Branco . Madalena . Hawkins . Stephen J. . Santos . António M. . 2010 . 37 . 9 . 1782 . 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02330.x . 84021233 .