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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Not assigned
Family: Patellidae Patellid limpets

Genus: Scutellastra

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7 species (see list below)
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Grist, John and Maria

Eastern Indian Ocean

Scutellastra chapmani(Tenison Woods, 1875)

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Scutellastra chapmani
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No picture found
 
Scutellastra cochlear
[Pear limpet]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 9.5 cm SHL
Scutellastra flexuosa(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo by FAO
 
Scutellastra flexuosa
[Star-shaped limpet]
No picture found
 
Scutellastra granularis
[Granular limpet]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Indian Ocean

Scutellastra laticostata(Blainville, 1825)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Scutellastra laticostata
[Wide-ribbed patella]
No picture found
 
Scutellastra longicosta
[Duck's foot]

Grist, John and Maria

Eastern Indian Ocean

Scutellastra peronii(Blainville, 1825)

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Scutellastra peronii
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