Patellidae

Translingual

Patella vulgata (common limpet)

Etymology

Patella +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Patellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Docoglossa – some of the limpets.

Hypernyms

(family): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Gastropoda - class; Eogastropoda - subclass; Docoglossa - order; Patellina - suborder; Patelloidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Ansates (= Patella), Cymbula, Helcion, Helioniscus (= Cellana within Nacellidae), Patella, Rhodopetala, Scutellastra (or a subgenus of Patella) (genera)

References

Patellidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Patellidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Patellidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Patellidae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Patellidae at Encyclopedia of Life
Patellidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Patellidae at World Register of Marine Species
Patellidae at Fossilworks

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