Cellana stellifera

Cellana stellifera
Drawing of the shell of Cellana stellifera. Dorsal (apical) view and ventral (apertural) view. Head region is on the left.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily: Lottioidea
Family: Nacellidae
Genus: Cellana
Species: C. stellifera
Binomial name
Cellana stellifera
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Helcioniscus stellifera phymatius Suter, 1905
  • Helcioniscus stelliferus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Helcioniscus stelliferus phymatius Suter, 1905
  • Patella stellifera Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Patella stellularia Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Cellana stellifera, common name the star limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae. [1]

Black and white drawing of the shell of Cellana stellifera. Lateral view (right side). Head region is on the right.

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Cellana stellifera (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325460 on 2017-03-26


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