Shell Family of Taiwan
Patellidae 笠螺科contain19 species in Taiwan,show16 - 19
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Patellidae 笠螺科Shell patelliform. Apex directed to anterior side of animal. Pallial cavity with secondary gills but lacking ctenidium. Radula docoglossate with a formula 3-3-1/0-3-3. Common in intertidal zone of rocky shore.
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 Cellana toreuma toreuma 花笠螺  (Reeve, 1854)  
 Patella cretacea   Reeve, 1854  
 Patella flexuosa 星笠螺  Quoy et Gaimard, 1834  
 Patella optima 大星笠螺  (Pilsbry, 1907)