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 
