Scutellastra aphanes
creator: Tran, Bastien
creator: Bouchet, Philippe
creator: Vos, Chris
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Scutellastra aphanes (G. Robson, 1986)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Scutellastra aphanes (G. Robson, 1986). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456665 on 2026-08-29
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modified: 2022-08-27T11:38:30Z
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replaces: 492544
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Scutellastra aphanes (G. Robson, 1986)
class: Gastropoda
family: Patellidae
genus: Scutellastra
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Robson, G. (1986). A new species of South African limpet, Patella aphanes, (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Patellidae), with a discussion of P. obtecta Krauss, 1848. Durban Museum Novitates 13(22): 305–320.
name published in year: 1986
order: Patellida
parent name usage ID: 225716
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: (G. Robson, 1986)
specific epithet: aphanes
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted