CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Mollusca (phylum)  »  Gastropoda (class)  »  Patellogastropoda (unassigned) (order)  »  Patellidae (family)

CAAB Code: 24 005902 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Scutellastra spp.  

Rank: Genus
CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.)
Family: 24 5 Patellidae (limpets) - show full list
Common Name: [a limpet]
Organism Type: a limpet
Synonyms: Patella (Scutellastra) spp.
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Marine unspecified
Parent Codes: 24 005000     Patellidae
Child Codes: 24 005001     Scutellastra chapmani
24 005002     Scutellastra flexuosa
24 005008     Scutellastra kermadecenesis
24 005003     Scutellastra laticostata
24 005004     Scutellastra peronii
Taxon Notes:This genus was previously placed as a subgenus in Patella. True Patella are found mainly in the North Atlantic/Mediterranean area, and are not known from Australasian waters. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Identifiers:
AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:25f133f3-7d5e-4ce1-b801-c88aafbcba80
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
Scientific Name
verified against:		 WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
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