Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Mollusca > Class: Gastropoda > Family: Patellidae > Genus: Patella > Species: Patella ferruginea > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Patella ferruginea var. sitta De Gregorio, 1884	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Patella ferruginea var. imperatoria De Gregorio, 1884	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Patella ferruginea var. ficarazzensis De Gregorio, 1884	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.
Patella ferruginea var. percostata De Gregorio, 1884	Renard J, B.I.M.M. and M.N.H.N.

Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Most preferred habitats	coastal marine inlets and transitional waters
Natura 2000 species code	1012

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Threat and conservation status

This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol)	Annex II: Endangered or threatened species that the Parties shall manage with the aim of maintaining them in a favourable state of conservation. They shall ensure their maximum possible protection and recovery.	http://rac-spa.org/protocol http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

Synonym	Author
Patella gorgonica	Da Costa, 1771
Patella cypria	Gmelin, 1791
Patella plicaria	Gmelin, 1791
Patella medusa	Röding, 1798
Patella pyramidata	Lamarck, 1819
Patella tuberculata	Sowerby, 1825
Patella stella	Risso, 1826
Patella rouxi	Payraudeau, 1826
Patella lamarkii	Payraudeau, 1826
Patella plicata	sensu O. G. Costa, 1829 (non Born)
Patella costoso-plicata	Mörch, 1852
Patella (Scutellastrea) gorgonica	Da Costa, 1771
Patella lampedusensis	de Gregorio, 1884
Patella luteola	Lamarck, 1819
Patella turtonia	Risso, 1826
Patella vespertina	Risso, 1826
Patella rouxii	Payraudeau, 1826
Patella lamarckii	Payraudeau, 1826
Patella costosoplicata	Mörch, 1852
Patella ferruginea var. sitta	De Gregorio, 1884
Patella ferruginea var. imperatoria	De Gregorio, 1884
Patella ferruginea var. ficarazzensis	De Gregorio, 1884
Patella ferruginea var. percostata	De Gregorio, 1884
Patella feruginea

Other resources

Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

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