Biology:Patelloida pygmaea

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Patelloida pygmaea
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.136142 - Patelloida pygmaea (Dunker, 1860) - Lottiidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Sample collected by Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Amoy, an island between Taiwan and Mainland China.
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P. pygmaea
Binomial name
Patelloida pygmaea
(Dunker, 1860)
Synonyms[1]

Acmaea testudinalis var. minor Grabau & King, 1928

Patelloida pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]

Description

Oval shape (eggshell shape) limpet with varying colours on the shell. Usually spots on greyish-brown or pale-white background with regular edge.[3]

Distribution

Distributed around Yellow Sea of Mainland China, as well as Taiwan. Living in inter-tidal area, bay area with sheltering.[3] Often appears around places where oysters are growing.[3]

References

  1. Nakano, T.; Ozawa, T. (2007). "Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence.". Journal of Molluscan Studies 73 (1): 79–99. doi:10.1093/mollus/eym001. 
  2. Patelloida pygmaea (Dunker, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "International Shell Database: Patelloida pygmaea" (in zh-hant). Taiwan Shellbase Database. http://shell.sinica.edu.tw/chinese/shellbase_detail.php?science_no=63. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7144450 entry