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Patella granularis

Gastropoda - Patellidae

Taxonomy
Patella granularis was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Patella granularis Linnaeus
1972Patella granularis Kensley p. 175

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
superfamilyPatelloidea()
familyPatellidae
subfamilyPatellinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPatella
speciesgranularisLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Patella granularis Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marine, brackishf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-19 03:50:52
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:57:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa Patella granularis (22219)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Patella granularis (91831)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Karas) Patella granularis (124048 124049)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Patella granularis (101549 122933 122934 122937)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Angola Patella granularis (152644)