Patella_candei

<i>Patella candei</i>

Patella candei

Species of gastropod

Patella candei, also known as the sun limpet,[1] is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]

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Description

The naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny named the gastropod after Ferdinand de Candé.[3]

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores,[4] Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Islands.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health of Ilhas Selvagens, Portugal" (PDF). National Geographic. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    Patella candei d'Orbigny, 1839. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
  3. [3]
    Vik, Andrew, "Candé, Ferdinand de", conchology.be, Conchology, Inc., retrieved 4 August 2018
  4. [4]
    Curdia, João; Rodrigues, Armindo; Martins, António M. de Frias; Costa, Manuel (2005). "The reproductive cycle of Patella candei gomesii Drouët, 1858 (Mollusca: Patellogastropoda), an Azorean endemic subspecies". Invertebrate Reproduction and Development. University of the Azores. pp. 137–145. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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