Patella variabilis

Patella variabilis
Patella variabilis polygramma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Patella
Species:	P. variabilis
Binomial name
Patella variabilis Krauss, 1848
Synonyms
Patella concolorKrauss, 1848

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

Subspecies

• Patella (Patella) variabilis f. concolor Krauss, C.F., 1848 ^[2]
• Patella (Patella) variabilis f. constellata G.B. Sowerby I ^[3]
• Patella (Patella) variabilis f. asciolata Tomlin, J.R. le B ^[4]
• Patella (Patella) variabilis f. polygramma Tomlin, J.R. le B ^[5]

References

1. Patella variabilis Krauss, 1848 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 8 April 2010.
2. Gastropods.com : f. concolor
3. Gastropods.com : f. constellata
4. Gastropods.com : f. fasciolata
5. Gastropods.com : f. polygramma Archived 2011-03-25 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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  Patella variabilis f. concolor, apical view
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  Patella variabilis f. concolor, ventral view
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  Patella variabilis f. polygramma, ventral view