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Gastropoda Patelloidea Patellidae 

Patella (Scutellastra) peronii Blainville, 1825

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Patellanax squamifera auct.
   Patellanax ustulata auct.
   Patella peronii Blainville, 1825
   Patella diemenensis Philippi, 1848
   Patella ustulata Reeve, 1855
   Patella aculeata Reeve, 1855
   Patella squamifera Reeve, 1855
   Patella tasmanica T. - Woods, 1876
   Patella hepatica Verco, 1903

Common Name

Scaly Limpet p.78      Allan, J. 1950.  
Peron's Patellid Limpet p.82, pl.83D      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

Australia; from southern Western Australia to Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales (Powell, 1973)

  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S)
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ ]
depth: shallow subtidal [ ]
depth: subtidal 
exposure: exposed 
habitat: rock platform 
substrate: algal turf [ among holdfasts of giant kelp ]

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.38 General reference
 Powell, A.W.B. 1973. p.136, pl. 65, figs. 11-13, pls. 109-113 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Eogastropoda
              Patellogastropoda
                Patellina
                  Patelloidea
                    Patellidae
                      Patella Linnaeus, 1758
                        Patella (Scutellastra) H. & A Adams, 1854
                          Patella (Scutellastra) peronii Blainville, 1825

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35353) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2001-01-18. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-28.