Cellana ornata

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Cellana ornata
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A shell of Cellana ornata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Nacellidae
Genus: Cellana
Species:
C. ornata
Binomial name
Cellana ornata
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Patella luctuosaGould, 1846
  • Patella margaritariaReeve, 1855
  • Patella nodosaHombron & Jacquinot, 1841
  • Patella ornataDillwyn, 1817

Cellana ornata is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. [1]

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand.

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References

  1. Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Cellana ornata (Dillwyn, 1817). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325453 on 2017-03-26


Apical view of a shell Cellana ornata 002.jpg
Apical view of a shell
Basal view of a shell Cellana ornata 001.jpg
Basal view of a shell