Cymbula safiana

Cymbula safiana, common name the saffian limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.^[1]

Cymbula safiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Cymbula
Species:	C. safiana
Binomial name
Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819)
Synonyms[1]
Cymbula nigra (da Costa, 1771) Patella adansonii Dunker, 1853 Patella albida Mörch, 1853 Patella algira Deshayes, 1840 Patella conspicua Philippi, 1849 Patella guineensis Gmelin, 1791 Patella kraussii Dunker, 1853 Patella nigra da Costa, 1771 Patella plumbea Lamarck, 1819 Patella safiana Lamarck, 1819 (original combination) Patella safiana var. elevata Pallary, 1900 Patella squamata Gmelin, 1791 Patella (Laevipatella) safiana Lamarck, 1819

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 120 mm.

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution ranging from the Mediterranean Sea to Angola.