Scutus rueppelli explained

Scutus rueppelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.^[1]

Original spelling Rüppeli, with reference to "Rüppel et Leuck. Atlas 1828", thus indicating that the specific epithet is named after Eduard Rüppell (1794-1884).

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea.

References

• Zuschin, Janssen, Baal - Gastropods and their habitats from the northern red Sea, Part I Patellogastropoda, Vetigastropoda, Cycloneritimorpha.pdf Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 111 A 73-158, Wien April 2009

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2012). Scutus rueppelli (Philippi, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492553 on 2012-12-31