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Patella tenuis

Patella tenuis

Classification

Patella is a genus of herbivorous marine sea snails, commonly known as limpets, in the family Patellidae within the class Gastropoda. Primarily a marine group of prosobranch gastropods, they typically live on tidal shores in non-tropical climates. As limpets in the family Patellidae, they are a sister group to the other three accepted genera: Cymbula, Helcion, and Scutellastra.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Portugal · 12