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Patella candei

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

Patella candei is a species in the family Patellidae, order Patellida.

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Quick facts about Patella candei

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Patella candei live?

Not recorded

Is Patella candei endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Patella candei classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPatellida
  5. familyPatellidae
  6. genusPatella
  7. SpeciesPatella candei A. d'Orbigny, 1840

Synonyms Patella citrullus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • lapa majoreraSpanish
  • ヒラカサガイJapanese
  • Lapa-mansaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Patella candei

Other species in the same genus Patella.

China limpet

Patella ulyssiponensis

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Patella candei?

Patella candei (Patella candei) belongs to the family Patellidae in the order Patellida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Patella candei (Patella candei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/patella-candei

MLA

“Patella candei (Patella candei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/patella-candei.

BibTeX
@misc{patella_candei_2026,
  title = {Patella candei (Patella candei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/patella-candei},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}