Patella rustica, the Lusitanian limpet[2] or rustic limpet[3] 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] It is a rocky shore intertidal mollusc found throughout the Mediterranean and the north-east Atlantic from Mauritania to southern France.[4]
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Patella rustica on rocks | |
ventral view of Patella rustica | |
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(unranked): | clade Patellogastropoda
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Species: | P. rustica
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Patella rustica | |
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