Patelloida saccharina | University of the Philippines Mindanao MARINA Project (Society for Conservation Biology Small Grants Marine Section 2017 Cycle) | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Patelloida saccharina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Mollusca
  • Class » Gastropoda
  • Order » Patellogastropoda
  • Family » Lottiidae
  • Genus » Patelloida
  • Species » saccharina
  • Patelloida saccharina (Linnaeus, 1758)
    (Pacific sugar limpet)
  • Description »  

    This species is relatively common and can be found in all study sites in Samal Island.

    (Wikipedia) Patelloida saccharina, common name the broad-ribbed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Catagman, Samal, Davao Del Norte] [Camudmud, Samal, Davao Del Norte] [Pangubatan, Samal, Davao Del Norte] [Balet, Samal, Davao Del Norte] [Aundanao, Samal, Davao Del Norte] [Kaputian, Samal, Davao Del Norte]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza; Eliza Ysabelle T. Zapanta
  • Species ID by »   Fritzie Bianca Isabelle O. Aquino; Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao MARINA Project (Society for Conservation Biology Small Grants Marine Section 2017 Cycle)
  • Collection Code »   UPMIN_MAR_LIM_001
  • Cite this page as: Fortaleza MA, Lanutan JJ, KL Labrador, and Nañola CL. 2023. Limpets of Samal Island, Philippines. Unpublished data.
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Not Evaluated Visit IUCN
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Shells
  • GenBank Accession Number »   N/A
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.
  • Cite this page as: Fortaleza MA, Lanutan JJ, KL Labrador, and Nañola CL. 2023. Limpets of Samal Island, Philippines. Unpublished data.
  • DNA Sequence »

    Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"