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Gastropoda Patelloidea Patellidae 

Patella (Scutellastra) barbara Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Patella barbara Linnaeus, 1758
   Patella plicata Born, 1778
   Patella fungoides Lightfoot, 1786
   Patella gorgonica Lightfoot, 1786
   Patella plicaria Gmelin, 1791
   Patella cypria Gmelin, 1791
   Patella lamellata Roding, 1798
   Patella spinetum Roding, 1798
   Patella spinifera Lamarck, 1819
   Patella barbata Lamarck, 1819
   Patella obtecta Krauss, 1848
   Patella ovalis Pilsbry, 1891
   Patella sowerbyi Turton, 1932
   Patella amphitrite var major Turton, 1932
   Patella nympha Turton, 1932
   Patella brunescens Turton, 1932
   Patella amphitrite Turton, 1932
   Patella hera Turton, 1932
   Patella thetis Turton, 1932
   Patella whitechurchi Turton, 1932
   Patella barbara plicata Born, Turton, 1932
   Patella major Turton, 1932

Distribution

South Africa, the whole length of the coastline from Port Nolloth in the west to Umpangazi in the east (Powell, 1973)

  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereSouth Africa (Cape marine Province)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
     Christiaens, J. 1986. p.99 

References

 Christiaens, J. 1986. p.98 General reference
 Christiaens, J. 1986. p.98 Synonomy
 Christiaens, J. 1986. p.98 Biology and ecology
 Christiaens, J. 1986. p.98 Distribution
 Christiaens, J. 1986. p.98 Radula
 Powell, A.W.B. 1973. p.124-125 [ Pl 65, figs. 1-3; pls 94-96 ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Eogastropoda
              Patellogastropoda
                Patellina
                  Patelloidea
                    Patellidae
                      Patella Linnaeus, 1758
                        Patella (Scutellastra) H. & A Adams, 1854
                          Patella (Scutellastra) barbara Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35342) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2001-01-18. Record last updated by Mark Kitson on 2002-04-23.