Patella piperata

Patella piperata
Five views of a shell of Patella piperata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Patella
Species:	P. piperata
Binomial name
Patella piperata Gould, 1846
Synonyms [1]
Patella fraunfeldiDunker, 1866 Patella guttatad'Orbigny, 1840 Patella nigrosquamosaDunker, 1846

Patella piperata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. ^[1]

A 2006 study in National Library of Medicine showed alarming traces of metal contamination.

References

1. Patella piperata Gould, 1846 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 8 April 2010.

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

• National Library of Medicine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17171292/ Study of metals concentration levels in Patella piperata throughout the Canary Islands, Spain