Scutellastra peronii | |
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apical view of the shell of Scutellastra peronii | |
basal view of the shell of Scutellastra peronii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
Family: | Patellidae |
Genus: | Scutellastra |
Species: | S. peronii
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Binomial name | |
Scutellastra peronii (Blainville, 1825)
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Scutellastra peronii, also known as Peron's limpet and scaly limpet,[2] is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae.[1][2][3]
Scutellastra peronii is known from Australian coastal waters.[3] It is found from south-east Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia through to Shark Bay, in Western Australia.[2]