Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Patellogastropoda > Superfamily Patelloidea > Family Patellidae > Genus Patella

Patella candei A. d'Orbigny, 1840

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Patella*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name
*Ansates*	G. B. Sowerby II, 1839	synonym
*Costatopatella*	Pallary, 1912	synonym
*Helcion (Ansates)*	G. B. Sowerby II, 1839	synonym
*Patellastra*	Monterosato, 1884	synonym
*Patina*	Leach, 1847	synonym

Species group names

*Patella citrullus*	A. Gould, 1846	synonym

Literature

original description	Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1836-1842). Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminifères et Polypiers recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. In: Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. (eds) Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries, volume 2(2): 117 pp., pls 1-7, 7B. pp. 1-24 [Aug. 1839], 25-48 [Sept. 1839], 49-72 [Oct-1839], 73-104 [Jan. 1840], 105-136 [Mar. 1840], 137-143 [Apr. 1840], 145-152 [Aug. 1842]; pl. 1 [Jul. 1836], 2 [Dec. 1836], 3 [May 1842], 4-5 [June 1840], 7 [May 1842], 6, 7B [Aug. 1842]. Paris: Béthune.
additional source	Weber L.I. & Hawkins S.J. (2002). Evolution of the limpet Patella candei d'Orbigny (Mollusca, Patellidae) in Atlantic archipelagos: human intervention and natural processes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77(3): 341-353
additional source	Côrte-Real, H. B. S. M. ; Hawkins, S. J.; Thorpe, J. P. (1996). Population differenciation and the taxonomic status of the exploited limpet Patella candei in the Macaronesian Islands (Azores, Madeira, Canaries). Marine Biology. 125: 141-142.
additional source	González-Lorenzo, G.; Mesa Hernández, E.; Pérez-Dionis, G.; Brito Hernández, A.; Galván Santos, B.; Barquín Diez, J. (2015). Ineffective conservation threatens Patella candei, an endangered limpet endemic to the Macaronesian islands. Biological Conservation. 192: 428-435.
status source	Titselaar F.F.L.M. (2019). Notes on the nomenclature of the Macaronesian Patella candei d'Orbigbny complex, with special reference to Patella ordinaria Mabille and P. crenata Gmelin (Patellofastropoda, Patellidae). Basteria. 83(4-6): 158-165.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Patella candei A. d'Orbigny, 1840. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140678