OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Patelloidea Patellidae 

Patella (Patellidea) granularis Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Patella granularis Linnaeus, 1758
   Patella echinulata Krauss, 1848
   Patella natalensis Krauss, 1848
   Patella vidua Reeve, 1854
   Patella morbida Reeve, 1855
   Patella miliaris Turton, 1932
   Patella argenvillei assimilans Turton, 1932
   Patella alboradiata Turton, 1932
   Patella tomlini Turton, 1933

Distribution

South Africa, the entire coastline from Port Nolloth in the west to Umpangazi in the east (Powell, 1973)

  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereSouth Africa (Cape marine Province)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa

References

 Powell, A.W.B. 1973. p.115-116 [ pl 64, figs. 4-6, pl 85-87 ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Eogastropoda
              Patellogastropoda
                Patellina
                  Patelloidea
                    Patellidae
                      Patella Linnaeus, 1758
                        Patella (Patellidea) Thiele in Troschel, 1891
                          Patella (Patellidea) granularis Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35334) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2001-01-18. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-19.