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Taxonomy
Family:
PATELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Patelloidea (Superfamily)
> Patellidae (Family)
> Scutellastra (Genus)
> kermadecensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ancistromesus Dall, 1871
=Patella (Ancistromesus) Dall, 1871
=Patella (Scutellastra) H. & A. Adams, 1854
=Patellanax Iredale, 1924
=Patellidea Thiele, 1891
=Penepatella Iredale, 1929
Synonymised Names:
=Patella (Scutellastra) kermadecensis Pilsbry, 1894
=Patella (Scutellastra) pilsbryi Brazier, 1894
=Patella kermadecensis Pilsbry, 1894
Images: Scutellastra kermadecensis (Pilsbry, 1894)
Raoul Island, on rocks at low tide. 85mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
PATELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Patelloidea (Superfamily)
> Patellidae (Family)
> Scutellastra (Genus)
> kermadecensis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Ancistromesus Dall, 1871
=Patella (Ancistromesus) Dall, 1871
=Patella (Scutellastra) H. & A. Adams, 1854
=Patellanax Iredale, 1924
=Patellidea Thiele, 1891
=Penepatella Iredale, 1929
Synonymised Names:
=Patella (Scutellastra) kermadecensis Pilsbry, 1894
=Patella (Scutellastra) pilsbryi Brazier, 1894
=Patella kermadecensis Pilsbry, 1894
Details: Scutellastra kermadecensis (Pilsbry, 1894)
Size/Grows to:
Length 125mm, Width 105mm
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands, from 0-5m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, On rocks at low tide
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Brook, F.J., Marshall, B.A. 1998 The coastal molluscan fauna of the northern Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28 (p.214)
  • Ridgway, S.A., Reid, D.G., Taylor, J.D., Branch, G.M., Hodgson, A.N. 1998 A cladistic phylogeny of the family Patellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 353 (p.1648)
  • Fleming, C.A. 1973 Kermadec Island giant limpet occurring fossil in New Zealand, and relict distribution in the tropics, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 7(1) (p.160)
  • Oliver, W.R.B. 1915 The Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands, Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 47 (p.510)
  • Pilsbry, H.A. 1894 A new species of Patella, The Nautilus, 7(10) (p.109) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil