limpet

thumb|The true limpet species [[Patella vulgata on a rock surface in Wales]] thumb|Underside of a Patella vulgata specimen

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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections

Contents

Description
Teeth
Function and formation
Growth and development
Biomineralization
Strength
Role in distributing stress
Causes of structure degradation
Crystal structure
Crystallization process
Characterizing composition
Regional dependency
Taxonomy
Other limpets
Marine
Freshwater
Naming
Ecology
Symbiosis
Homescars
Bio-erosion
In culture
Cuisine
References
External links

thumb|The true limpet species [[Patella vulgata on a rock surface in Wales]] thumb|Underside of a Patella vulgata specimen

Limpets are a group of aquatic snails with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. This general category of conical shell is known as "patelliform" (dish-shaped). Existing within the class Gastropoda, limpets are a polyphyletic group (its members descending from different immediate ancestors).

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