Scutellastra natalensis

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Scutellastra natalensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Patellidae
Genus: Scutellastra
Species:
S. natalensis
Binomial name
Scutellastra natalensis
(Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Patella echinulataF. Krauss, 1848
  • Patella natalensisKrauss, 1848

Scutellastra natalensis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. [1]

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Description

Distribution

This species occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Scutellastra natalensis (F. Krauss, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=820148 on 2021-12-18