OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Patelloidea Patellidae
Patella (Scutellastra) flexuosa optima Pilsbry, 1927
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Patella stellaeformis optima Pilsbry, 1927
Distribution
Japan, Amami Islands and Ryukyu Islands (Powell, 1973)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
References
Powell, A.W.B. 1973. p.131-132 [ Pl 65, fig 10; pl 100
] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Eogastropoda
Patellogastropoda
Patellina
Patelloidea
Patellidae
Patella Linnaeus, 1758
Patella (Scutellastra) H. & A Adams, 1854
Patella (Scutellastra) flexuosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Patella (Scutellastra) flexuosa optima Pilsbry, 1927
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35348) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2001-01-18. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-19.