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 Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: South Africa (Cape marine Province)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South 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.