Patella lugubris
| Patella lugubris | |
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| Patella lugubris | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | Patella |
| Species: | P. lugubris |
| Binomial name | |
| Patella lugubris Gmelin, 1791 | |
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Patella lugubris is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1] Patella lugubris is one of the nine recognized species in this genus.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 50.4 mm.
Genetic evidence indicates that Patella lugubris is closely related to Patella candei. P candei is paraphyletic with respect to P. lugubris, meaning the that currently recognized P. candei does not represent a single natural evolutionary lineage unless P. lugubris is included. This pattern suggest that the taxonomy of these species requires revision.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde and the Azores, making it one of only two Patella species that are found in the Macaronesian Islands.[2]
References
- ↑ Patella lugubris Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
- 1 2 3 Sá-Pinto, Alexandra; Branco, Madalena; Harris, D. James; Alexandrino, Paulo (November 2005). "Phylogeny and phylogeography of the genus Patella based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 325 (1): 95–110. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2005.04.025. ISSN 0022-0981. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025.
- 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.
- Titselaar F.F.L.M., 2019. Notes on the nomenclature of the Macaronesian Patella candei d'Orbigny complex, with special reference to Patella ordinaria Mabille and Patella crenata Gmelin (Patellogastropoda, Patellidae). Basteria 83(4-6): 158-165
External links
- Gmelin, J.F. (1791) Vermes. In Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Editio Decima Tertia, Aucta Reformata. Tome 1, Pars 6 (Vermes). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig], pp. 3021–3910
- Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson. vol. 1
- Koufopanou, V., Reid, D.G., Ridgeway, S.A., & Thomas, R.H. (1999). A molecular phylogeny of the patellid limpets (Gastropoda: Patellidae) and its implications for the origins of their antitropical distribution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 11(1): 138-156.
