Cellana stellifera

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Cellana stellifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
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 phymatiusSuter, 1905
  • Patella stellifera Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Patella stellulariaQuoy & 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. Cellana stellifera shell 2.jpg
Black and white drawing of the shell of Cellana stellifera. Lateral view (right side). Head region is on the right.

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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