''Nacella'' is a southern, cold-water
genus
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of true
limpets,
marine gastropod molluscs in the
family
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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
littoral zone
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and
sublittoral zone of
Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters including (
Tierra del Fuego
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,
Macquarie Island
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,
Kerguelen Island
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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''
R. P. Lesson, 1831 - Chilean copper limpet
* ''
Nacella concinna''
Strebel, 1908
* ''
Nacella deaurata''
J. F. Gmelin, 1791 - Patagonian copper limpet
* ''
Nacella delesserti''
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''
Gmelin, 1791
* ''
Nacella kerguelenensis''
(E. A. Smith, 1877)
* ''
Nacella macquariensis''
Finlay
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, 1927
* ''
Nacella magellanica''
J. F. Gmelin, 1791 - Magellanic copper limpet
* ''
Nacella mytilina''
Helbling, 1779
* ''
Nacella terroris''
( Filhol, 1880)
* ''
Nacella yaghana'' ''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 ''
Nacella mytilina''
(Helbling, 1779)
* ''Nacella crebristriata''
Verco, 1904: synonym of ''
Asteracmea crebristriata''
(Verco, 1904)
* ''Nacella delicatissima''
Strebel, 1907: represents particular morphotypes of ''
Nacella deaurata''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Nacella falklandica''
Preston, 1913: synonym of ''
Nacella mytilina''
(Helbling, 1779)
* ''Nacella flexuosa''
Hutton, 1873: synonym of ''
Cellana radians''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Nacella fuegiensis''
L. A. Reeve, 1855 - Tierra del Fuego limpet: synonym of ''
Nacella deaurata''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Nacella mytiloides''
Schumacher, 1817: synonym of ''
Nacella mytilina''
(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 ''
Nacella concinna''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''Nacella stowae''
Verco, 1906: synonym of ''
Asteracmea stowae''
(Verco, 1906)
* ''Nacella strigatella''
Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of ''
Nacella deaurata''
(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 plsGonzález-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/zly067New Zealand mollusca checklist
Nacellidae
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