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Patella rustica

Patella rustica

Linnaeus, 1758
Lapa

Family: Patellidae
Order: Patellogastropoda
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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Patella rustica, the Lusitanian limpet or rustic limpet is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is a rocky shore intertidal mollusc found throughout the Mediterranean and the north-east Atlantic from Mauritania to southern France.

Source: Wikipedia, article Patella rustica. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 327954
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Mykonos
Islas del Egeo
Greece
06/14/2017
Diego Alfonso Rosa


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
91030414/06/2017GreeceIslas del EgeoMykonos city, MykonosDiego Alfonso Rosa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Patella rustica – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.