Scutellastra Explained

Scutellastra is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.^[1]

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:^[2]

• Scutellastra aphanes (Robson, 1986)
• Scutellastra argenvillei (Krauss, 1848)
• † Scutellastra aurorae (C. A. Fleming, 1973)
• Scutellastra barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Scutellastra chapmani (Tenison-Woods, 1875)
• Scutellastra cochlear (Born, 1778)
• † Scutellastra cooperi Powell, 1938
• Scutellastra exusta (Reeve, 1854)
• Scutellastra flexuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
• Scutellastra granularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Scutellastra kermadecensis (Pilsbry, 1894)
• Scutellastra laticostata (Blainville, 1825)
• Scutellastra longicosta (Lamarck, 1819)
• Scutellastra mexicana (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
• Scutellastra miliaris (Philippi, 1848)
• Scutellastra natalensis (F. Krauss, 1848)
• Scutellastra obtecta (Krauss, 1848)
• Scutellastra optima (Pilsbry, 1927)
• Scutellastra peronii (Blainville, 1825)
• Scutellastra tabularis (Krauss, 1848)
• Scutellastra tucopiana Powell, 1925

Species brought into synonymy:

• Scutellastra pica (Reeve, 1854): synonym of Scutellastra exusta (Reeve, 1854)

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.

External links

• Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls.
• Dall, W. H. (1871). Preliminary sketch of a natural arrangement of the order Docoglossa. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 14: 49-54
• Iredale, T. (1924). Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 49(3): 179-278
• Iredale, T. (1929). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 1. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 9(3): 261-297, pls 30-31

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Scutellastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225716 on 2012-06-08
2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225716 Scutellastra