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Patella granatina

Gastropoda - Patellidae

Taxonomy
Patella granatina was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Patella granatina Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
superfamilyPatelloidea()
familyPatellidae
subfamilyPatellinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPatella
speciesgranatinaLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Patella granatina Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marine, brackishf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-19 03:50:52
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:57:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Western Cape) Patella granatina (118308)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Patella granatina (122933 122934 122937)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Karas) Patella granatina (124048 124049)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) Patella granatina (124057)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia Patella granatina (122932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Patella granatina (110492)