(of)Robson, G. (1986). A new species of South African limpet, Patella aphanes, (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Patellidae), with a discussion of P. obtecta Krauss, 1848. <em>Durban Museum Novitates 13(22): 305–320.</em> [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Patella (Scutellastra) aphanes G. Robson, 1986. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224934 on 2026-09-04
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Patella (Scutellastra) aphanes G. Robson, 1986. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224934 on 2026-09-04
original description(of)Robson, G. (1986). A new species of South African limpet, Patella aphanes, (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Patellidae), with a discussion of P. obtecta Krauss, 1848. <em>Durban Museum Novitates 13(22): 305–320.</em> [details]