The Patellidae Family includes 47 species comprising 4 genus (Scutellastra (19 species), Patella (16), Cymbula (8), ...)
Phylum :MolluscaClass :GastropodaSubclass :PatellogastropodaSuperfamily :PatelloideaFamily :Patellidae
Common name : true limpets
Aspect : conical shell more or less flattened. Smooth or streaked with radial ribs.
Feeding : herbivore.
Environment : all the seas of the world, fixed on the rocks in the intertidal zone
Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758
Patella depressa Pennant, 1777
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
Total collection for Patellidae : 3 species (3 shells in total)
