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Patelloida cryptalirata (Macpherson, 1955)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  family Lottiidae - True Limpets »  genus Patelloida

Scientific synonyms

Chiazacmea cryptalirata Macpherson, 1955
Chiazacmea ater Macpherson, 1955

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Patelloida cryptalirata

Author: Ponder, W.F.

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Description

Shell thin, ovate and flattened. Apex at about anterior third. Slopes straight or slightly convex. Surface almost smooth. Cream or light brown in colour, overlain with a red-brown, fine reticulate pattern and fine radial lines; sometimes a few broad, dark-brown to black radial bands. Occasional specimens with irregular "Maltese Cross" pattern. Interior with bluish rim around muscle scar; spatula usually brown, margin showing external colour pattern.
Radula: Inner lateral teeth with pointed cusps and short bases. Outer lateral teeth with short bases; inner cusps broad, pointed, about equal in length to cusps of inner lateral teeth; outer cusps small, rounded. Marginal teeth long, with curled cusps. Radular segment wider than long.
Dimensions Height 4 mm; Width 9,5 mm; Length 12 mm
Ponder, W. F.; Creese, R. G. (1980). A revision of the Australian species of Notoacmea, Collisella and Patelloida (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Acmaeidae).
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [d9331a27-e40d-4723-940e-e3e1332a6011]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Patelloida cryptalirata (Macpherson, 1955)]
Data retrieved on: 16 February 2015

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