Scutellastra
Scutellastra is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.
In Branch et al. 2002, Scutellastra is mentioned as a genus while according to Vaught it is actually a subgenus. All species listed in Branch et al. as belonging to the genus of Scutellastra were not entered into the database under this genus, but were directly placed under Patella - being the right taxonomic classification according to Vaught.Species
Species within the genus Scutellastra include:
- Scutellastra aphanes
- Scutellastra argenvillei
- Scutellastra barbara
- Scutellastra chapmani
- Scutellastra cochlear
- Scutellastra exusta
- Scutellastra flexuosa
- Scutellastra granularis
- Scutellastra kermadecensis
- Scutellastra laticostata
- Scutellastra longicosta
- Scutellastra mexicana
- Scutellastra miliaris
- Scutellastra obtecta
- Scutellastra peronii
- Scutellastra tabularis
- Scutellastra tucopiana Powell, 1925
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Scutellastra optima : synonym of Scutellastra flexuosa
