Scutellastra barbara
Five views of a shell of Scutellastra barbara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Patellidae
Genus: Scutellastra
Species:
S. barbara
Binomial name
Scutellastra barbara
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Patella (Scutellastra) barbara Linnaeus, 1758
  • Patella barbara Linnaeus, 1758

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Scutellastra barbara (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ 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". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 79 (4): 639–651. doi:10.1017/S0025315498000800. ISSN 1469-7769.
  4. ^ 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).


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