Patelloida saccharina, common name the broad-ribbed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]
- Subspecies
- Patelloida saccharina lanx (Reeve, 1855)
- Patelloida saccharina stella (Lesson, 1831)
| Patelloida saccharina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Lottiidae |
| Genus: | Patelloida |
| Species: | P. saccharina |
| Binomial name | |
| Patelloida saccharina (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 50 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, off Tanzania and Madagascar; off Japan and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)
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