''Nacella'' is a southern, cold-water

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of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs 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), ...

, the true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Nacella Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196963 on 2015-01-26 These limpets are found in the

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and sublittoral zone of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters including (

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, and Heard and McDonald Islands). The grayish-brown shell is suboval and flattened and the ribbing on the shell is rather flat. The shiny interior of the shell is rust-colored or chocolate-brown.

Species

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

Nacella clypeater ''Nacella'' is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Nacella Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' R. P. Lesson, 1831 - Chilean copper limpet * ''

Nacella concinna ''Nacella concinna'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.Bouchet, P. (2014). Nacella polaris (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841). Accessed through: World R ...

'' Strebel, 1908 * ''

Nacella deaurata ''Nacella deaurata'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nacella deaurata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through ...

'' J. F. Gmelin, 1791 - Patagonian copper limpet * ''

Nacella delesserti ''Nacella macquariensis'' is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae. It is found on the lower foreshore and in the shallow sub-littoral zone of certain islands in the southern Indian Ocean and Southern O ...

'' Philippi, 1849 * ''

Nacella edgari ''Nacella'' is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Nacella Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' Powell, 1957 * ''

Nacella flammea ''Nacella'' is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Nacella Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''

Nacella kerguelenensis ''Nacella kerguelenensis'' is a southern, cold-water species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets. Distribution This true limpet is endemic to Australia's sub- Antarctic Macquarie, Heard, and ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1877) * ''

Nacella macquariensis ''Nacella macquariensis'' is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae. It is found on the lower foreshore and in the shallow sub-littoral zone of certain islands in the southern Indian Ocean and Southern O ...

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, 1927 * ''

Nacella magellanica ''Nacella magellanica'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description The length of the shell attains 47 mm. Distribution This marine specie ...

'' J. F. Gmelin, 1791 - Magellanic copper limpet * ''

Nacella mytilina ''Nacella mytilina'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Patellogast ...

'' Helbling, 1779 * ''

Nacella terroris ''Nacella terroris'' is a southern, cold-water species of sea snail, a 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 sub ...

'' ( Filhol, 1880) * ''

Nacella yaghana ''Nacella'' is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Nacella Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' ''sp. nov.'' González-Wevar & Nakano, 2019 ; Species brought into synonymy: * † ''Nacella baylei'' Cossmann, 1882: synonym of † '' Acroreia baylei'' (Cossmann, 1882) (new combination) * ''Nacella cernica'' H. Adams, 1869: synonym of '' Cellana livescens'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Nacella chiloensis'' (Reeve, 1855): synonym of ''Nacella magellanica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nacella compressa'' Verco, 1906: synonym of '' Naccula compressa'' (Verco, 1906) * ''Nacella compressa'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of ''

'' (Helbling, 1779) * ''Nacella crebristriata'' Verco, 1904: synonym of '' Asteracmea crebristriata'' (Verco, 1904) * ''Nacella delicatissima'' Strebel, 1907: represents particular morphotypes of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nacella falklandica'' Preston, 1913: synonym of ''

'' (Helbling, 1779) * ''Nacella flexuosa'' Hutton, 1873: synonym of '' Cellana radians'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nacella fuegiensis'' L. A. Reeve, 1855 - Tierra del Fuego limpet: synonym of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nacella mytiloides'' Schumacher, 1817: synonym of ''

'' (Helbling, 1779) * ''Nacella parva'' Angas, 1876: synonym of '' Naccula parva'' (Angas, 1876) * ''Nacella peltoides'' Carpenter, 1864: synonym of '' Williamia peltoides'' (Carpenter, 1864) * ''Nacella polaris'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841): synonym of ''

'' (Strebel, 1908) * ''Nacella stowae'' Verco, 1906: synonym of '' Asteracmea stowae'' (Verco, 1906) * ''Nacella strigatella'' Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Nacella subspiralis'' Carpenter, 1864: synonym of '' Williamia subspiralis'' (Carpenter, 1864) * ''Nacella tasmanica'' Tate & May, 1900: synonym of '' Propilidium tasmanicum'' (Pilsbry, 1895) (junior synonym) * ''Nacella venosa'' (Reeve, 1855): synonym of ''Nacella magellanica'' (Gmelin, 1791)

References

* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

External links

Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls

González-Wevar C.A., Hüne M., Rosenfeld S., Nakano T., Saucède T., Spencer H. & Poulin E. (2018). Systematic revision of Nacella (Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae) based on a complete phylogeny of the genus, with the description of a new species from the southern tip of South America. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zly067

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