Patella ulyssiponensis

Patella ulyssiponensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:	Patelloidea
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Patella
Species:	P. ulyssiponensis
Binomial name
Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
Patella aspera Lanarck, 1819 Patella athletica Bean, 1844 (junior synonym) Patella azorica Nuttal in Jay, 1852 Patella baudonii Drouet, 1858 Patella bonnardii Payraudeau, 1826 Patella caerulea var. tenuistriata Weinkauff, 1880 Patella donacina Anton, 1838 Patella listeri Monterosato, 1888 Patella lowei d'Orbigny, 1840 Patella orbignyana Nordsieck & Talavera, 1979 (dubious synonym) Patella paulinoi Locard, 1894 Patella pontica Valenciennes in Monterosato, 1888 Patella pontica Milaschewitsch, 1914 Patella repanda Gmelin, 1791 Patella spectabilis Dunker, 1853 Patella spinosula Meuschen, 1787 Patella spinulosa Mörch, 1853 Patella tarentina Salis Marschlins, 1793 Patella teneriffae Mabille, 1888 (dubious synonym) Patella ulyssiponensis deserta Christiaens, 1973 Patella vulgata var. albula de Gregorio, 1884 Patella vulgata var. cimbulata de Gregorio, 1884 Patella vulgata var. comina de Gregorio, 1884 Patella vulgata var. depressaspera de Gregorio, 1884

Patella ulyssiponensis, common name the rough limpet, or China limpet is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

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  Patella ulyssiponensis f. tenerifeae

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  Patella ulyssiponensis f. athletica

Uses

In Madeira Island in Portugal, Patella ulyssiponensis, known locally as Lapa, is eaten after cooking in a pan with garlic and lemon juice.

References

• Gmelin, J.F. (1791) Vermes. In Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Editio Decima Tertia, Aucta Reformata. Tome 1, Pars 6 (Vermes). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig, pp. 3021-3910]