OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Patelloidea Patellidae
Patella (Scutellastra) chapmani Tenison Woods, 1876
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Patellanax perplexa auct.
Patellanax chapmani auct.
Patella octoradiata Hutton, 1873
Patella chapmani Tenison-Woods, 1876
Acmaea alba Tenison-Woods, 1876
Acmaea saccharina perplexa Pilsbry, 1891
Common Name
Eight Rayed Limpet p.78 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
Southern half of Australia and Tasmania (Powell, 1973)
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S)
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
Keywords
depth: intertidal [
]
habitat: rock platform
substrate: among algae
References
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.38 General reference
Powell, A.W.B. 1973. pl. 111; pl. 113, fig. 3 Contains synonymy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Eogastropoda
Patellogastropoda
Patellina
Patelloidea
Patellidae
Patella Linnaeus, 1758
Patella (Scutellastra) H. & A Adams, 1854
Patella (Scutellastra) chapmani Tenison Woods, 1876
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35354) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2001-01-18. Record last updated by dsherman on 2003-12-17.