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Scutellastra mexicana

Gastropoda - Patellidae

Taxonomy
Patella mexicana was named by Broderip and Sowerby (1829). It is extant.

It was recombined as Scutellastra mexicana by Landau et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Patella mexicana Broderip and Sowerby
2016Scutellastra mexicana Landau et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
superfamilyPatelloidea()
familyPatellidae
genusScutellastraAdams and Adams 1854
speciesmexicana(Broderip and Sowerby 1829)

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.

Scutellastra mexicana Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available