Scutellastra barbara

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]

Scutellastra barbara
Five views of a shell of Scutellastra barbara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:
Patelloidea
Family:
Patellidae
Genus:
Scutellastra
Species:
S. barbara
Binomial name
Scutellastra barbara
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Patella (Scutellastra) barbara Linnaeus, 1758
  • Patella barbara Linnaeus, 1758

References
  1. Scutellastra barbara (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.

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