3D model examples of two limpets

Virtual Collection: Subclass Patellogastropoda

This virtual teaching collection was last curated by Jaleigh Pier on August 16, 2019.  Creative Commons License Each model is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise indicated, each model was created by Emily Hauf using specimens at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.

An associated chapter about the Class Gastropoda is now available on the Digital Encyclopedia of Ancient Life.

Subclass Patellogastropoda: True Limpets

Learn more about Patellogastropoda on the DEAL.

Family Patellidae

Gastropod: Patella sp. (PRI 76781) by Digital Atlas of Ancient Life on Sketchfab

Modern specimen of the limpet Patella sp. from Jeffrys Bay, South Africa (PRI 76781). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 8 cm.

Gastropod: Cymbula compressa (PRI 76787) by Digital Atlas of Ancient Life on Sketchfab

Modern specimen of the limpet gastropod Cymbula compressa from Jeffreys Bay, South Africa (PRI 76787). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 7.5 cm.