Patella depressa

Patella depressa 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 depressa
A shell of Patella depressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Patella
Species:	P. depressa
Binomial name
Patella depressa Pennant, 1777
Synonyms[1]
Patella auricola da Costa, 1771 (dubious synonym) Patella electrina Reeve, 1854 Patella goudoti Mabille, 1888 Patella intermedia Murray in Knapp, 1857 (junior synonym) Patella laevigata Gmelin, 1791 (dubious synonym) Patella mabillei Locard, 1892 Patella plumbea vatheleti Pilsbry, 1891 Patella taslei Mabille, 1888 Patella vulgata var. debilis Pallary, 1920 Patella vulgata var. picta Jeffreys, 1865

Patella depressa is a nomen dubium according to Christiaens (1973, 1983); Patella intermedia gets priority.^[1] Nevertheless, the name Patella depressa is in usage among British authors (e.g. Graham, 1988) and is assumed as valid.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 40.2 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Morocco.

Patella depressa, ventral view