Cellana grata

Cellana grata is a true limpet, that feeds on epilithic biofilm.

Cellana grata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:
Lottioidea
Family:
Nacellidae
Genus:
Cellana
Species:
C. grata
Binomial name
Cellana grata
(Gould, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Cellana grata f. stearnsii (Pilsbry, 1891)
  • Patella grata Gould, 1859 (original combination)

Distribution

This species is found off the coast from Japan to Vietnam.

References
    • Hylleberg J, & Kilburn RN (2003) Marine molluscs of Vietnam: annotations, voucher material, and species in need of verification. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication, 28, 1–299.
    • Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99
    • Cellana grata (Gould, 1859). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325450 on 16 June 2010
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.