Patella vulgata ';
General information
 
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
 
 
Common nameCommon limpet, European limpet
Synonyms
Patella conica Anton, 1838
Patella hypsilotera Locard, 1892
Patella radiata Perry, 1811
Patella vulgata var. aurea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906
Patella vulgata var. communis Brown, 1844
Patella vulgata var. elevata Jeffreys, 1865
Patella vulgata var. major Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906
Patella vulgata var. secernenda Dautzenberg, 1887
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
-
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Lophotrochozoa; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Patellogastropoda; Patelloidea; Patellidae.
Geographical distribution
-
Occurrence -
Importance
Food
Remarks
Used widely for transcriptomic investigation, providing a range of genomic sequence data in this species for analysis.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Not reported
Source of chromosomes
Testes
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
18
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not detected
Reference(s)
Vitturi R, Rasotto MB, Ferruzza NF (1982). The chromosomes of 16 molluscan species. Bolletino di zoologia, 49:1-2, 61-71.