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Scutus rueppelli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Subfamily:	Emarginulinae
Genus:	Scutus
Species:	S. rueppelli
Binomial name
Scutus rueppelli (Philippi, 1851)
Synonyms
Parmophorus rueppeli Philippi, 1851 Scutus savignyi Pallary, 1926 Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scutus rueppelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

Original spelling Rüppeli, with reference to "Rüppel et Leuck. Atlas 1828", thus indicating that the specific epithet is named after Eduard Rüppell (1794-1884).

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea.

References

1. Philippi, R.A. (1849-1851) Centuria quarta testaceorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 6(2): 27–32 ; 6(3): 32-35 ; 8(2): 29-32 ; 8(3): 39-48 ; 8(4): 49-64 ; 8(5): 65-74 . page(s): 89
2. ^ WoRMS (2012). Scutus rueppelli (Philippi, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492553 on 2012-12-31

• Zuschin, Janssen, Baal - Gastropods and their habitats from the northern red Sea, Part I Patellogastropoda, Vetigastropoda, Cycloneritimorpha.pdf Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 111 A 73-158, Wien April 2009

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

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