Scutellastra
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.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Scaly Limpet
speciesScutellastra peronii
Chapman's Limpet
speciesScutellastra chapmani
Granular Limpet
speciesScutellastra granularis
duck's foot limpet
speciesScutellastra longicosta
Pear Limpet
speciesScutellastra cochlear
Bearded Limpet
speciesScutellastra barbara
Argenville's Limpet
speciesScutellastra argenvillei
African Giant Limpet
speciesScutellastra tabularis
Australian Giant Limpet
speciesScutellastra laticostata
Star-shaped Limpet
speciesScutellastra flexuosa
Eastern Granular Limpet
speciesScutellastra natalensis
Mexican Giant Limpet
speciesScutellastra mexicana
Eastern Longspine Limpet
speciesScutellastra obtecta
Benguela Granular Limpet
speciesScutellastra miliaris
Scutellastra exusta
speciesScutellastra exusta
Scutellastra optima
speciesScutellastra optima
Scutellastra kermadecensis
speciesScutellastra kermadecensis
Scutellastra aphanes
speciesScutellastra aphanes
Scutellastra tucopiana
speciesScutellastra tucopiana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 396443.