Cellana stellifera
| Cellana stellifera | |
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| 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 | |
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Patella stellifera Gmelin, 1791 | |
Cellana stellifera, common name the star limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.
Black and white drawing of the shell of Cellana stellifera. Lateral view (right side). Head region is on the right.
References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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