OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Patelloidea Patellidae 

Helcion (Patinastra) pruinosus (Krauss, 1848)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Patella pruinosa Krauss, 1848
   Patella pruinosa fuscoradiata Turton, 1931
   Patella dunkeri approximata Turton, 1932

Distribution

South Africa, generally distributed (Powell, 1973)

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa

References

 Powell, A.W.B. 1973. p.145 [ pl 117, figs 7,8; pl 118, fig 3 ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Eogastropoda
              Patellogastropoda
                Patellina
                  Patelloidea
                    Patellidae
                      Helcion Montfort, 1810
                        Helcion (Patinastra) Thele in Troschel, 1891
                          Helcion (Patinastra) pruinosus (Krauss, 1848)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35367) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2001-01-18. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-19.