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limpet

a marine gastropod MOLLUSC of the genus Patella that has a single, conical shell. When exposed at low water it attaches itself very firmly to the substrate, usually rocks.

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All shallow-water (with the exception of species of Erginus) and intertidal Patellogastropoda are regarded as broadcast spawners with external fertilization.

Structure and formation of the unusual sperm of Patelloida latistrigata (mollusca: Patellogastropoda): implications for fertilization biology

In the Gastropoda, ASOs have been identified in larvae of the Heterobranchia, Caenogastropoda, Patellogastropoda, and Neritimorpha.

Loss of sensory elements in the apical sensory organ during metamorphosis in the nudibranch Phestilla sibogae

The anatomy of some new archaeogastropod limpets (Order Patellogastropoda, Suborder Lepetopsina) from hydrothermal vents.

Three new species of the family Neolepetopsidae (Patellogastropoda) from hydrothermal vents and whale falls in the northeastern Pacific