Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Patellogastropoda
Superfamilia: Patelloidea
Familia: Patellidae
Genera (4 + 1†): Cymbula – Helcion – Patella – Scutellastra – †Proscutum
Name
Patellidae Rafinesque, 1815
References
Rafinesque, C.S. 1815. Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Palerme: L'Imprimerie de Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp. BHL Reference page.
Links
Patellidae in the World Register of Marine Species
Patellidae is a taxonomic family of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Patelloidea.[1] (The superfamily Patelloidea should not be confused with the similar-sounding genus of true limpets Patelloida which is in the family Lottiidae within the superfamily Lottioidea, also part of the Patellogastropoda.)
The largest known limpet in the world is Scutellastra mexicana that can reach 35.5 cm (14.0 in) in length.[2]
Taxonomy
A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of Patellogastropoda based on molecular phylogeny research by Nakano & Ozawa (2007):[3]
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Genera
There are four extant genera in the family Patellidae:[1]
Cymbula H. & A. Adams, 1854
Helcion Montfort, 1810
Patella Linnaeus, 1758
Scutellastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
There are two exclusively fossil genera:[1]
† Berlieria de Loriol, 1903
† Proscutum P. Fischer, 1885
Synonyms
Synonyms include the following:[1]
Ansates G.B. Sowerby II [ex Klein], 1839: synonym of Patella Linnaeus, 1758
Laevipatella Pallary, 1920: synonym of Cymbula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Patellanax Iredale, 1924: synonym of Scutellastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (junior synonym)
Patellidea Thiele, 1891: synonym of Scutellastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Patellona Thiele, 1891: synonym of Cymbula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Patina Gray, 1847: synonym of Patella Linnaeus, 1758
Patinastra Thiele, 1891: synonym of Helcion Montfort, 1810
Penepatella Iredale, 1929: synonym of Scutellastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (junior synonym)
Human uses
Some limpet species in this family are used as a food source in various countries.[2]
A study of Patella caerulea found that this limpet reduced the cover of algae and barnacles on steel panels suspended in sea water in a commercial port, suggesting that the limpet could be used to inhibit fouling of ship hulls.[4]
See also
Limpet
References
Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Patellidae Rafinesque, 1815". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
Carballo, José Luis; Bautista-Guerrero, Eric; Benjamín, Yáñez; Carballo, Luis Rodrigo & García-Gómez, José Carlos (2023). "Population status of the world's largest limpet, Scutellastra mexicana (Mollusca: Patellidae), on María Madre Island, Mexico: Possible last bastion of a species facing global extinction". Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 33 (10): 1049–1060. doi:10.1002/aqc.3978.
Nakano, Tomoyuki; Ozawa, Tomowo (2007). "Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and palaeontological evidence". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 73 (1): 79–99. doi:10.1093/mollus/eym001.
Safriel U. N. & Erez N. 1987. Effect of limpets on the fouling of ships in the Mediterranean. Marine Biology, 95(4): 531-537. doi:10.1007/BF00393096
Nakano T. & Sasaki T. (2011) Recent advances in molecular phylogeny, systematics and evolution of patellogastropod limpets. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 203–217.
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