Scutellastra exusta

Scutellastra exusta is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.^[1] Dead Scutellastra exusta help to form shallow marine sediment beds.^[2]

Scutellastra exusta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Patellidae
Genus:	Scutellastra
Species:	S. exusta
Binomial name
Scutellastra exusta (Reeve, 1854)
Synonyms
Patella (Scutellastra) pica Reeve, 1854 Patella exusta Reeve, 1854 Patella pica Reeve, 1854

Description

Individual Scutellastra exusta can grow up to 34.4 millimeters across and weigh up to 7.22 grams. They reproduce sexually, they feed on algae. They move via a form of mucus meditated gliding. They have a stemmata through which they can sense some visual information.

Distribution

This species can be found in the benthic zone along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, namely in eastern South Africa and in the Gulf of Oman.