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Scutellastra venezuelana

Gastropoda - Patellidae

Taxonomy
Scutellastra venezuelana was named by Nielson and Landau (2014). Its type specimen is NHMW 2013/0566/0002, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Scutellastra venezuelana Nielson and Landau p. 35 figs. figs. 10-14
2016Scutellastra venezuelana Landau et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
superfamilyPatelloidea()
familyPatellidae
genusScutellastraAdams and Adams 1854
speciesvenezuelanaNielson and Landau 2014

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Scutellastra venezuelana Nielson and Landau 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marine, brackishf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-19 03:50:52
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:57:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available