Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Patellidae Scientific name Patella candei | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Patelloidea Genus Patella Rank Species | |
Similar Patella aspera, Patella, Patella ulyssiponensis, Patella piperata, Patellidae |
Patella candei is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands and Madeira.
References
Patella candei Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA