Patelloida conulus
Species of gastropod
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Patelloida conulus is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae,[7] one of the families of true limpets.[1]
| Patelloida conulus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Lottiidae |
| Genus: | Patelloida |
| Species: | P. conulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Patelloida conulus (Dunker, 1861) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
Description
Length of shell is 4.9 millimetres (0.19 in)[3]
Distribution
Distributed in East Asia region, from the northeast at South Korea,[3][8] down to the Taiwan and Kinmen (Quemoy) around the Taiwan Strait[3][5][2][9] and also in Hong Kong.[1][10][11]
The shell lives in intertidal area,[6] sometimes attached to sand basal or on top of rocks or shells inside calm sea bay.[3]