Biology:Scutellastra optima
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | Scutellastra |
| Species: | S. optima
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| Binomial name | |
| Scutellastra optima (Pilsbry, 1927)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Patella stellaeformis optima Pilsbry, 1927[1] (basionym) | |
Scutellastra optima is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae.[2][3]
Description
The shell of the holotype measures 64 mm × 80 mm (2.5 in × 3.1 in).[1]
Distribution
Scutellastra optima occurs in the northwestern Pacific.[3] The holotype was obtained from Yakushima (Japan).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pilsbry, H. A. (1927). "Patella stellaeformis optima n. subsp.". The Nautilus 40 (4): 138-139. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523275.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Scutellastra optima (Pilsbry, 1927)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456676.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Scutellastra optima (Pilsbry, 1927)". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/5858007.
Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99.
Wikidata ☰ Q61681781 entry
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