Biology:Scutellastra barbara
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Five views of a shell of Scutellastra barbara | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | Scutellastra |
| Species: | S. barbara
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| Scutellastra barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Scutellastra barbara 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]
Description
Species has been found to measure around 100 mm.[2] Different populations of Patella barbara are both morphologically indistinguishable and genetically homogenous along the coast of South Africa.[3]
Distribution
The bearded limpet, Scutellastra barbara, is distributed throughout the east and west coasts of South Africa, between Port Nolloth and Umpangazi.[2] The juveniles prefer substrates made of Haliotis midae shells, and they are usually found in intertidal areas at low densities.[4]
References
- ↑ Scutellastra barbara (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kensley, Brian Frederick (1973). Sea-shells of southern Africa. South African Museum (1st ed.). Cape Town: M. Miller [with the South African Museum. ISBN 978-0-623-00369-5.
- ↑ Ridgway, Tyrone M.; Stewart, Barbara A.; Branch, George M. (August 1999). "Limited population differentiation in the bearded limpet Patella barbara (Gatropoda: Patellidae) along the coast of South Africa" (in en). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79 (4): 639–651. doi:10.1017/S0025315498000800. ISSN 1469-7769. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-marine-biological-association-of-the-united-kingdom/article/abs/limited-population-differentiation-in-the-bearded-limpet-patella-barbara-gatropoda-patellidae-along-the-coast-of-south-africa/C23B84EBE41F62D2B8C902C4C057AA86.
- ↑ Branch, G.M. (1975). "Notes on the ecology of Patella concolor and Cellana capensis, and the effects of human consumption on limpet populations.". African Zoology 10 (1). https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA00445096_2408.
Wikidata ☰ Q7439569 entry
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