Scutellastra optima is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | Scutellastra |
| Species: | S. optima
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| Binomial name | |
| Scutellastra optima (Pilsbry, 1927)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Patella stellaeformis optima Pilsbry, 1927[1] (basionym) | |
Description edit
The shell of the holotype measures 64 mm × 80 mm (2.5 in × 3.1 in).[1]
Distribution edit
Scutellastra optima occurs in the northwestern Pacific.[3] The holotype was obtained from Yakushima (Japan).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Pilsbry, H. A. (1927). "Patella stellaeformis optima n. subsp". The Nautilus. 40 (4): 138–139.
- ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Scutellastra optima (Pilsbry, 1927)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Scutellastra optima (Pilsbry, 1927)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99.
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