Dear all,

I am making a list of worldwide Patellidae, and there are a few names that
I am stuck with:

caerulea, Patella Linnaeus, 1758 Mediterranean - is this actually a valid
species or a synonym?

dira, Scutellastra (Reeve, 1855) Pacific  - does anyone know more about
this species?

exusta, Scutellastra (Reeve, 1854) Indian Ocean Seychelles - where else
does this occur?

luchuana, Scutellastra  (Pilsbry, 1901) Japan - surely a synonym of
somthing else, but what?

optima, Scutellastra (Pilsbry, 1927 or 1907?) Japan - 1907 or 1927?

picta, Patella  Jeffreys, 1868 Azores, Canaries - no doubt also a synonym
of something, but what?

servaini, Patella Mabille, 1888 Europe - same as above?

stellaeformis, Scutellastra (Reeve, 1842) Indo Pacific - anyone else know
more about this species?

tucopiana, Scutellastra  Powell, 1925 Indo Pacific - not a New Zealand
species, but presumably from Pacific Islands?

vidua, Scutellastra (Reeve, 1854) Indo Pacific - anyone know more about this?

vulgata, Patella Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic N. Norway to Gibraltar - one
publication says it's synonymous with P. ulyssiponensis. Is this indeed the
latest view?

Any help would be most appreciated!

Patty


Dr. Patty Jansen

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