Rank Family | Scientific name Patellidae | |
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Superfamily PatelloideaRafinesque, 1815 Lower classifications | ||
Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda.
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Patellidae is the only family in the superfamily Patelloidea. This family has no subfamilies.
(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.)
Taxonomy
A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of Patellogastropoda based on molecular phylogeny research by Nakano & Ozawa (2007):
Genera
Genera and species in the family Patellidae include:
synonyms:
Human uses
Some limpet species in this family are used as a food source in various countries.
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.