Scutellastra is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.
In Branch et al. 2002, Scutellastra is mentioned as a genus while according to Vaught it is actually a subgenus. All species listed in Branch et al. as belonging to the genus of Scutellastra were not entered into the database under this genus, but were directly placed under Patella (Scutellastra) - being the right taxonomic classification according to Vaught.
Species
Species within the genus Scutellastra include:
- Scutellastra aphanes <small>(Robson, 1986)</small>
- Scutellastra argenvillei <small>(Krauss, 1848)</small>
- â Scutellastra aurorae <small>(C. A. Fleming, 1973)</small>
- Scutellastra barbara <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Scutellastra chapmani <small>(Tenison-Woods, 1875)</small>
- Scutellastra cochlear <small>(Born, 1778)</small>
- â Scutellastra cooperi <small>Powell, 1938</small>
- Scutellastra exusta <small>(Reeve, 1854)</small>
- Scutellastra flexuosa <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)</small>
- Scutellastra granularis <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Scutellastra kermadecensis <small>(Pilsbry, 1894)</small>
- Scutellastra laticostata <small>(Blainville, 1825)</small>
- Scutellastra longicosta <small>(Lamarck, 1819)</small>
- Scutellastra mexicana <small>(Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)</small>
- Scutellastra miliaris <small>(Philippi, 1848)</small>
- Scutellastra natalensis <small>(F. Krauss, 1848)</small>
- Scutellastra obtecta <small>(Krauss, 1848)</small>
- Scutellastra optima <small>(Pilsbry, 1927)</small>
- Scutellastra peronii <small>(Blainville, 1825)</small>
- Scutellastra tabularis <small>(Krauss, 1848)</small>
- Scutellastra tucopiana <small>Powell, 1925</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Scutellastra pica <small>(Reeve, 1854)</small>: synonym of Scutellastra exusta <small>(Reeve, 1854)</small>
References
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
- BRANCH M.L., GRIFFITHS C.L., KENSLEY B., SIEG J. 1991. The benthic Crustacea of subantarctic Marion and Prince Edward Islands: Illustrated keys to the species and results of the 1982-1989 University of Cape Town Surveys. South African Journal of Antarctic Research, 21(1): 3-44.
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