BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Patella L. (rock limpets)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patella | Living animal | 9 June 2007 | West Cornwall | England | 1 |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon | |
|---|---|---|
| Species | Patella aspera Lamarck (China Limpet) | 6 |
| Species | Patella intermedia Jeffreys (Black-footed Limpet) | 4 |
| Species | Patella vulgata L. (Common Limpet) | 26 |
Suggested Literature
Patella may be covered by literature listed under:
|
BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs) |
GASTROPODA (slugs and snails) |
PROSOBRANCHIA (operculate mollusc) |
PATELLIDAE (limpets) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Patella:
 |
shell (live) | live shell is ihabited by immersed perithecium | Pyrenocollema halodytes - a lichen (Pyrenulales: Xanthopyreniaceae) | Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L. James, P.W., & Moore, D.M., 1992 [littoral zone] | |
|
shell (live) | live shell is ihabited by endolithic thallus | Pyrenocollema halodytes - a lichen (Pyrenulales: Xanthopyreniaceae) | Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L. James, P.W., & Moore, D.M., 1992 [littoral zone] | |
| shell (live) | live shell is ihabited by immersed perithecium | Pyrenocollema sublitorale - a lichen (Pyrenulales: Xanthopyreniaceae) | Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L. James, P.W., & Moore, D.M., 1992 | ||
| shell (live) | live shell is ihabited by endolithic thallus | Pyrenocollema sublitorale - a lichen (Pyrenulales: Xanthopyreniaceae) | Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L. James, P.W., & Moore, D.M., 1992 |
Patella may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
ANIMALIA (animals) |
MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs) |
GASTROPODA (slugs and snails) |
References
| Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L. James, P.W., & Moore, D.M., 1992 | The Lichen Flora of Great Britain & Ireland |
