Scutellastra barbara explained

Scutellastra barbara is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Description

Species has been found to measure around 100 mm ^[1] . Different populations of Patella barbara are both morphologically indistinguishable and genetically homogenous along the coast of South Africa ^[2] .

Distribution

The bearded limpet, Scutellastra barbara, is distributed throughout the east and west coasts of South Africa, between Port Nolloth and Umpangazi . The juveniles prefer substrates made of Haliotis midae shells, and they are usually found in intertidal areas at low densities ^[3] .

Notes and References

1. Book: Kensley, Brian Frederick . Sea-shells of southern Africa . 1973 . M. Miller [with the South African Museum |others=South African Museum |isbn=978-0-623-00369-5 |edition=1st |location=Cape Town].
2. Ridgway . Tyrone M. . Stewart . Barbara A. . Branch . George M. . August 1999 . Limited population differentiation in the bearded limpet Patella barbara (Gatropoda: Patellidae) along the coast of South Africa . Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom . en . 79 . 4 . 639–651 . 10.1017/S0025315498000800 . 1469-7769.
3. Branch . G.M. . 1975 . Notes on the ecology of Patella concolor and Cellana capensis, and the effects of human consumption on limpet populations. . African Zoology . 10 . 1.