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Scutellastra barbara

Gastropoda - Patellidae

Taxonomy
Patella barbara was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Scutellastra.

It was recombined as Scutellastra barbara by Landau et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Patella barbara Linnaeus
2016Scutellastra barbara 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
speciesbarbara(Linnaeus 1758)

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 barbara Linnaeus 1758
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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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) Patella barbara (118257 118317 118318)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Western Cape) Patella barbara (118308)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Patella barbara (122933 122934 122937)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia Patella barbara (122932)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Karas) Patella barbara (124048 124049)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Patella barbara (110492)