''Cellana'' is a

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of sea snails or

limpet Limpets are a group of aquatic snails that exhibit a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. Limpets are members of the class Gastropoda, but are polyphyletic, meaning the various groups called "limpets" descended indep ...

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mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

s in the

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Nacellidae Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Patellogastropoda. Taxonomy Nacellidae was the only family in the superfamily Nacelloidea as described by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005),. H ...

, the true

s.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. 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=205749 on 2010-10-31

Distribution

This genus occurs in the temperate and tropical

Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...

oceans,

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(where they are known as ''‘opihi'' and considered a delicacy) and around

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

and

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. Species are also found around the coasts of

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, the

Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

and the sub-Antartarctic Islands. One species, ''

Cellana radiata ''Cellana radiata'' (common name: the rayed wheel limpet), is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae. Subspecies * '' Cellana radiata capensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Cellana radiata radiata'' (Born, ...

'', is cosmopolitan. These sea snails feed by grazing on green macroalgae growing on rocky substrate in the

intertidal zone The intertidal zone, also known as the foreshore, is the area above water level at low tide and underwater at high tide (in other words, the area within the tidal range). This area can include several types of habitats with various species o ...

. Some of these limpets can live up to 7 years, however most do not get older than 2–3 years. They reproduce by broadcasting their spawn in large, yolky eggs in great numbers (between 20,000 for ''C. flava'' and ''C. denticulata'' to 230,000 for ''C. ornata'').

Species

Species within the genus ''Cellana'' include: * ''

Cellana analogia ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' Iredale, 1940 * ''

Cellana ardosiaea ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) * † ''

Cellana bosoensis ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' Kase, T. Nakano, Kurihara & Haga, 2013 *

Cellana capensis ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Acc ...

(Gmelin, 1791) * † '' Cellana carpenteriana'' Skwarko, 1966 * '' Cellana conciliata'' Iredale, 1940 - Rainbow limpet * † '' Cellana cophina''

Powell Powell may refer to: People * Powell (surname) * Powell (given name) * Powell baronets, several baronetcies *Colonel Powell (disambiguation), several military officers *General Powell (disambiguation), several military leaders *Governor Powell (di ...

, 1973 * '' Cellana craticulata''

Suter Suter is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Alexis P. Suter (born 1963), American blues, and soul blues singer and songwriter * Andrew Burn Suter (1830–1895), Bishop of the Diocese of Nelson, New Zealand * August Suter (1887& ...

, 1905 * † '' Cellana cudmorei'' Chapman & Gabriel, 1923 * ''

Cellana cylindrica ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' (

Gmelin Gmelin may refer to: * Gmelin's test, a chemical test * Gmelin database, a German handbook/encyclopedia of inorganic compounds initiated by Leopold Gmelin People * Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis ...

, 1791) * † '' Cellana deformis'' (K. Martin, 1883)Powell * '' Cellana denticulata''

Martyn Martyn may refer to: *Martyn (surname), one of the Tribes of Galway and others *Martyn (given name) See also *Martin (disambiguation) *Marten (disambiguation) A marten is a mammal in the family ''Mustelidae''. Marten, Mårten, or Martén may also ...

, 1784 * '' Cellana dira'' (

Reeve Reeve may refer to: Titles *Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents *Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord *High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...

, 1855) * ''

Cellana enneagona ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' (Reeve, 1854) * ''

Cellana eucosmia ''Cellana eucosmia'' is a species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae. Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanz ...

Pilsbry Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...

, 1891 (possibly synonym of ''C. grata'') * '' Cellana exarata'' - Hawaiian blackfoot ''opihi'' * ''

Cellana flava ''Cellana flava'' is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Patellogastropoda. Taxonomy Nac ...

'' Hutton, 1873 * '' Cellana granostriata'' (

, 1855) * ''

Cellana grata ''Cellana grata'' is a true limpet, that feeds on epilithic biofilm. Description Small edible shell Distribution This species is found off the coast from Japan to Vietnam. References * Hylleberg J, & Kilburn RN (2003) Marine molluscs of Vie ...

Gould Gould may refer to: People * Gould (name), a surname Places United States * Gould, Arkansas, a city * Gould, Colorado, an unincorporated community * Gould, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Gould, Oklahoma, a town * Gould, West Virginia, a ...

, 1859 ** '' Cellana grata stearnsi''

, 1891 * † '' Cellana hentyi'' Chapman & Gabriel, 1923 * '' Cellana howensis'' Iredale, 1940 Indo-Pacific * † '' Cellana igniculus'' Kase, T. Nakano, Kurihara & Haga, 2013 * † '' Cellana kamatakiensis'' Kase, T. Nakano, Kurihara & Haga, 2013 * '' Cellana karachiensis'' Winckworth, 1930 Red Sea * † '' Cellana kobayashii'' Kase, T. Nakano, Kurihara & Haga, 2013 * ''

Cellana livescens ''Cellana livescens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cellana livescens (Reeve, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia. ...

'' (

, 1855) * ''

Cellana mazatlandica ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' Sowerby, 1839 * '' Cellana melanostoma''

, 1891 * '' Cellana nigrolineata''

, 1854 * '' Cellana oliveri''

, 1955 * '' Cellana orientalis'' (Pilsbry, 1891) * ''

Cellana ornata ''Cellana ornata'' is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Cellana ornata (Dillwyn, 1817). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed throu ...

'' Dillwyn, 1817 * '' Cellana pricei''

, 1973 * '' Cellana radians'' (

, 1791) * ''

'' I. von Born, 1778 ** ''

Cellana radiata capensis ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' (

, 1791) ** ''

Cellana radiata radiata ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' (Born, 1778) * '' Cellana rota'' (

, 1791) * ''

Cellana sandwicensis ''Cellana sandwicensis'', common name the yellow-foot ʻopihi, is a species of edible true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Distribution This species is endemic to the islands ...

'' (Pease, 1861) * ''

Cellana solida ''Cellana solida'' is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Patellogastropoda. Taxonomy Na ...

'' Blainville, 1825 * ''

Cellana sontica ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Cellana stellifera''

, 1791 * ''

Cellana strigilis ''Cellana strigilis'' is a species of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Patellogastropoda. Taxonomy ...

, 1955 ** ''

Cellana strigilis strigilis ''Cellana strigilis'' is a species of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Subspecies Subspecies within this species as listed by Powell 1979 include: * ''Cellana strigilis stri ...

'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 ** ''

Cellana strigilis bollonsi ''Cellana strigilis bollonsi'' is a subspecies of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda. ...

, 1955 ** ''

Cellana strigilis chathamensis ''Cellana strigilis chathamensis'' is a subspecies of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropod ...

'' (

, 1891) ** ''

Cellana strigilis flemingi ''Cellana strigilis'' is a species of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Subspecies Subspecies within this species as listed by Powell 1979 include: * ''Cellana strigilis stri ...

, 1955 ** ''

Cellana strigilis oliveri ''Cellana strigilis oliveri'' is a subspecies of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda. ( ...

, 1955 ** ''

Cellana strigilis redimiculum ''Cellana strigilis redimiculum'' is a subspecies of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Patellogastrop ...

'' (

, 1854) * † '' Cellana taberna''

, 1973 * ''

Cellana taitensis ''Cellana taitensis'' is a species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae. Description The shell size varies between 23 mm and 30 mm. Distribution This species is distributed along French Polynesia and Pitcairn ...

'' Röding, 1798 * ''

Cellana talcosa ''Cellana talcosa'', the talc limpet or turtle limpet is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the s ...

, 1846 * '' Cellana testudinaria'' Linnaeus,

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

* † '' Cellana thomsoni''

& Bartrum, 1929 * '' Cellana toreuma''

, 1855 * ''

Cellana tramoserica ''Cellana tramoserica'' is a species of marine gastropod mollusc (sea snail) in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cellana tramoserica (Holten, 1802). Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' Holten, 1802 * '' Cellana turbator'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Cellana vitiensis''

, 1973 * † ''

Cellana yamamotoi ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' Kase, T. Nakano, Kurihara & Haga, 2013 The sources given below, also mention the following species : * ''

Cellana ampla ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' * ''

Cellana ardosioea ''Cellana'' is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.WoRMS (2010). Cellana H. Adams, 1869. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed ...

'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 * '' Cellana argentata'' Sowerby, 1839 * ''

, 1854 * '' Cellana nigrisquamata''

, 1854 **'' Cellana profunda mauritiana''

, 1891 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cellana capensis'' (

, 1791): synonym of ''

'' (Born, 1778) * ''Cellana cernica'' ( Adams, 1869): synonym of ''

'' (

, 1855) * ''Cellana eudora'' Iredale, 1940: synonym of ''Cellana radiata orientalis'' (Pilsbry, 1891) * ''Cellana garconi'' (Deshayes, 1863): synonym of ''

'' (

, 1855) * ''Cellana hedleyi'' W. R. B. Oliver, 1915: synonym of '' Cellana craticulata'' (Suter, 1905) * ''Cellana laticostata'' (Blainville, 1825): synonym of ''

Scutellastra laticostata ''Scutellastra laticostata'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastr ...

'' (Blainville, 1825) * ''Cellana sagittata'' A. A. Gould, 1846 : synonym of '' Cellana vitiensis''

, 1973 * ''Cellana scopulina'' W. R. B. Oliver, 1926: synonym of '' Cellana craticulata'' (Suter, 1905) * ''Cellana vulcanicus'' W. R. B. Oliver, 1915: synonym of '' Cellana craticulata'' (Suter, 1905)

References

External links

Shell-bearing Mollusca: Gastropoda: Archeogastropoda & Mesogastropoda
* Goldstien S. J. (2005)
"Phylogeography of the ''Cellana'' limpets of New Zealand: Investigating Barriers to Marine Dispersal and Historical Biogeography"
Thesis, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 162 pp. * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Powell A. W. B. (1973). ''The patellid limpets of the world (Patellidae)''. Indo-Pacific Mollusca, 3(15): 75-206. * Willassen E., Williams A. B. & Oskars T. R. (2016). "New observations of the enigmatic West African Cellana limpet (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Nacellidae)". '' Marine Biodiversity Records'' 9: 60. . {{taxonbar, from=Q3167443 Nacellidae