MolluscaBase - Patella (Scutellastra) aurorae C. A. Fleming, 1973 †

MolluscaBase name details

Patella (Scutellastra) aurorae C. A. Fleming, 1973 †

AphiaID

1362837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1362837)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superseded combination)

Accepted name

Scutellastra aurorae (C. A. Fleming, 1973) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Patella (Scutellastra) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Scutellastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

Original name

Patella (Scutellastra) kermadecensis aurorae C. A. Fleming, 1973 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Patella (Scutellastra) kermadecensis aurorae C. A. Fleming, 1973 †) Fleming, C. A. (1973). Kermadec Island giant limpet occurring fossil in New Zealand, and relict distributions in the tropics. <em>New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 7: 159-164.
page(s): 160 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Patella (Scutellastra) aurorae C. A. Fleming, 1973 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1362837 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-07-28 21:38:56Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2024-02-13 18:46:53Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description (of Patella (Scutellastra) kermadecensis aurorae C. A. Fleming, 1973 †) Fleming, C. A. (1973). Kermadec Island giant limpet occurring fossil in New Zealand, and relict distributions in the tropics. <em>New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 7: 159-164.
page(s): 160 [details]