Patella pellucida Linnaeus, 1758
(Blue-rayed Limpet)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPatella pellucida (Blue-rayed Limpet)
GenusPatella (rock limpets)
FamilyPATELLIDAE (limpets)
SuperfamilyPATELLOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Patella pellucida (Blue-rayed Limpet) :
1: Patella pellucida (Blue-rayed Limpet)
22 Mar 2009 OSGR: SY97 50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
dead shells washed up on beach
Image 1: Dead shells - dry - dorsal views - dark backgroundImage 2: Dead shells - moist - dorsal views - dark backgroundImage 3: Dead shells - ventral (inside) views - dark background

Patella pellucida (Blue-rayed Limpet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Patella pellucida (Blue-rayed Limpet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Patella pellucida (Blue-rayed Limpet)
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