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Scutellastra

Gastropoda - Patellidae

Taxonomy
Scutellastra was named by Adams and Adams (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol R Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. It is extant. Its type is Patella barbara.

It was reranked as Patella (Scutellastra) by Ladd (1966).

It was assigned to Patella by Ladd (1966); to Patellogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Patellidae by Landau et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Patellidea Thiele
1854Olana Adams and Adams p. 446
1854Scutellastra Adams and Adams p. 466
1871Ancistromesus Dall
1966Patella (Scutellastra) Ladd p. 32
2002Ancistromesus Sepkoski
2002Scutellastra Sepkoski
2016Scutellastra Landau et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
superfamilyPatelloidea()
familyPatellidae
genusScutellastraAdams and Adams 1854

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.

G. Scutellastra Adams and Adams 1854
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Scutellastra arayae Nielsen and Landau 2014
Scutellastra barbara Linnaeus 1758
Scutellastra mexicana Broderip and Sowerby 1829
Scutellastra venezuelana Nielson and Landau 2014
Invalid names: Ancistromesus Dall 1871 [synonym], Olana Adams and Adams 1854 [synonym], Patella (Patellanax) Iredale 1924 [synonym], Patellidea Thiele 1834 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available