Biotope / Habitat
Estrans rocheux.
Species sheet
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Common Limpet
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
AnimalsRounded shell in the shape of a Chinese hat or flattened: barnacles, limpets, fissurella, abalone, crepidula, etc.
Patelle à la coquille conique striée :
- Taille jusqu'à 60 mm,
- Forme conique dont le sommet est excentré,
- Couleur gris-verdâtre,
- Intérieur de la coquille terne.
Les individus situés plus haut sur l'estran ont tendance à avoir des coquilles plus grandes que ceux situés plus bas sur l'estran.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
North-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Gemeine NapfschneckeGerman (Germany)
- CucoEuropean Spanish
- LamparoEuropean Spanish
- LapaEuropean Spanish
- Lapa vulgarEuropean Spanish
- LepasEuropean Spanish
- Patelle communeFrench (France)
- BerniqueFrench (France)
- Lappes (Pays Basque)French (France)
- Jambes (Charentes)French (France)
- Chapeau chinoisBrennigennFrench (France)
- BrinnigennFrench (France)
- BernicleFrench (France)
- BernicheFrench (France)
- Bernacle (Bretagne)French (France)
- Arapède (Méditerranée)French (France)
- AlbuskjellNorwegian Bokmål (Norway)
- Gewone schaalhorenDutch (Netherlands)
- HoedschelpDutch (Netherlands)
- PuntkokkelDutch (Netherlands)
- LapaEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- SCOUPPE Christian, ZIEMSKI Frédéric, MÜLLER Yves in : DORIS, 21/01/2021 : Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1191
- Hayward P.J., Nelson-Smith T., Shields C., 1998, GUIDE DES BORDS DE MER, MER DU NORD, MANCHE, ATLANTIQUE, MÉDITERRANÉE, ed. Delachaux & Niestlé, 351p.
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 11/06/2023 : Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1009
Modification history
- Modified by Jean-Pierre CASTILLO on 11/06/2023
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