Scutellastra argenvillei

Scutellastra argenvillei
Scutellastra argenvillei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:	Patelloidea
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Scutellastra
Species:	S. argenvillei
Binomial name
Scutellastra argenvillei (Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms
Patella (Scutellastra) argenvillei Krauss, 1848 Patella argenvillei Krauss, 1848

Scutellastra argenvillei 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

This marine species occurs off Namibia and South Africa.

Scutellastra argenvillei, ventral view

References

1. Scutellastra argenvillei (Krauss, 1848).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.

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