Scutellastra barbara Linnaeus 1758 (limpet)
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Gastropoda - Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
Alternative combination: Patella barbara
Belongs to Scutellastra according to B. M. Landau et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Patella (Scutellastra) stellaeformis, Scutellastra arayae, Scutellastra cochlear, Scutellastra mexicana, Scutellastra venezuelana
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Namibia (3 collections), South Africa (5)
• Pliocene of South Africa (3)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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