Patella vulgata

Patella vulgata
Live Patella vulgata on a rock in Wales
Shell of Patella vulgata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Patella
Species:	P. vulgata
Binomial name
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
Patella conica Anton, 1838 Patella hypsilotera Locard, 1892 Patella radiata Perry, 1811 Patella vulgata var. aurea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906 Patella vulgata var. communis Brown, 1844 Patella vulgata var. elevata Jeffreys, 1865 Patella vulgata var. major Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1906 Patella vulgata var. secernenda Dautzenberg, 1887

Patella vulgata, common name the common limpet or common European limpet^[2] is a species of sea snail. It is a typical true limpet; a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, with gills.^[1] This species occurs in the waters of Western Europe.