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

Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791

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 costosoplicata*	Mörch, 1853	synonym
*Patella cypria*	Gmelin, 1791	synonym
*Patella ferruginea f. ficarazzensis*	De Gregorio, 1884	synonym
*Patella ferruginea f. percostata*	De Gregorio, 1884	synonym
*Patella ferruginea var. imperatoria*	De Gregorio, 1884	synonym
*Patella ferruginea var. sitta*	De Gregorio, 1884	synonym
*Patella lamarckii*	Payraudeau, 1826	synonym
*Patella lampedusensis*	De Gregorio, 1884	synonym
*Patella luteola*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym
*Patella medusa*	Röding, 1798	synonym
*Patella pyramidata*	Lamarck, 1819	synonym
*Patella rouxii*	Payraudeau, 1826	synonym
*Patella stella*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Patella turtonia*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Patella vespertina*	Risso, 1826	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bulgarian: sredizemnomorskа kitаyskа shаpchitsа; Средиземноморска китайска шапчица sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: ribbed Mediterranean limpet sources: Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6.

German: Rippen-Napfschnecke; Rostrote Napfschnecke sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

Greek: Σιδηροπεταλίδα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: patella ferrosa sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: rudoji patela sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: lapa ferruginosa

Literature

original description	Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6.
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
additional source	Guallart, J.; Calvo, M.; Acevedo, I.; Templado, J. (2013). Two-way sex change in the endangered limpet Patella ferruginea (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development. 57(3): 247-253.
additional source	Guerra-Garcı́a J.M., Corzo J., Espinosa F. & Garcı́a-Gómez J.C. (2004). Assessing habitat use of the endangered marine mollusc Patella ferruginea (Gastropoda, Patellidae) in northern Africa: preliminary results and implications for conservation. Biological Conservation, 116(3): 319-326.
additional source	De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere Vulsella. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana. 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885].
additional source	Luque Á. A., Guallart J., Templado J. y Pola M. (2018). Recopilación y análisis de la información científica disponible sobre Patella ferruginea. Sociedad Española de Malacología, Madrid, x + 250 pp.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791. 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:140679