limpet
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25 sectionsContents
- 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).