Scutellastra flexuosa | University of the Philippines Mindanao MARINA Project (Society for Conservation Biology Small Grants Marine Section 2017 Cycle)

Scutellastra flexuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo taken by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Mollusca

Class » Gastropoda

Order » Patellogastropoda

Family » Patellidae

Genus » Scutellastra

Species » flexuosa

Scutellastra flexuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
(Star-shaped limpet)

Description » This species is rare in Catagman. They form algal garden around their vicinity (Lindberg, 2007).
(Wikipedia) Scutellastra flexuosa is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [Catagman]

Collectors/Field Observers » Maybelle A. Fortaleza, Joemarie J. Lanutan

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao MARINA Project (Society for Conservation Biology Small Grants Marine Section 2017 Cycle)

Collection Code » UPMIN_MAR_LIM_005

Cite this page as: Fortaleza MA, Lanutan JJ, KL Labrador, and Nañola CL. 2023. Limpets of Samal Island, Philippines. Unpublished data.

IUCN Conservation Status » Not Evaluated Visit IUCN

Sample Availability and Preservation » Shells

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Fortaleza MA, Lanutan JJ, KL Labrador, and Nañola CL. 2023. Limpets of Samal Island, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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