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Common European Limpet

Patella vulgata

8,449 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 979, February 723, March 1,133, April 1,782, May 2,569, June 2,801, July 2,998, August 2,578, September 1,893, October 1,413, November 772, December 603.
United States20,241
Alaska20,241
United Kingdom762
England377
Scotland165
France146
Ireland114
Northern Ireland110
Wales110
Norway88

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderPatellida
FamilyPatellid Limpets · Patellidae
GenusPatella Limpets · Patella

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