Nacella

Nacella
A shell of Nacella magellanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily: Nacelloidea
Family: Nacellidae
Genus: Nacella
Schumacher, 1817
Type species
Nacella mytiloides Schumacher, 1817
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Nacella (Patinigera) Dall, 1905
  • Patinella Dall, 1871 (invalid: junior homonym of Patinella Gray, 1848; Patinigera is a replacement name)
  • Patinigera Dall, 1905

Nacella is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Patellidae, the true limpets. [1]

These limpets are found in the littoral zone and sublittoral zone of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters including (Tierra del Fuego, Macquarie Island, Kerguelen Island, and Heard and McDonald Islands). The grayish-brown shell is suboval and flattened and the ribbing on the shell is rather flat. The shiny interior of the shell is rust-colored or chocolate-brown.

Species

Species within the genus Nacella include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Nacella Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196963 on 2015-01-26


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