Patella genus  of sea snails  with gills, typical true limpets , marine gastropod mollusks in the family  Patellidae , the true limpets.
Patella  is the type genus  of the family Patellidae.
Species within the genus Patella  include:
Subgenus Patella  Linnaeus , 1758
Patella aspera Röding, 1798 Patella caerulea  Linnaeus , 1758Patella depressa Pennant, 1777  - Patella depressa  is a nomen dubium  according to Christiaens (1973, 1983); Patella intermedia  gets priority. Nevertheless the name Patella depressa  is in usage among British authors (e.g. Graham, 1988) and is assumed as valid.Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 Patella gomesii  Drouet, 1858 Patella pellucida  Linnaeus, 1758 Patella piperata Gould, 1846 Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758 Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758 Subgenus Patellona  Thiele in Troschel & Thiele, 1891 
Patella canescens  Gmelin, 1791 Patella lugubris Gmelin, 1791 Subgenus ?
Patella candei d'Orbigny, 1839 Patella citrullus  Gould, 1846 Patella depsta  Reeve, 1855 Patella electrina  Reeve, 1854 Patella natalensis  Krauss, 1848 Patella rangiana  Rochebrune, 1882 Patella skelettensis Massier, 2009 Patella swakopmundensis Massier, 2009 Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791  - synonyms: Patella aspera  Lamarck, 1819 ; Patella athletica  Bean, 1844 Patella variabilis  Krauss, 1848 Species brought into synonymy