Cellana radians

Cellana radians
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Nacellidae
Genus:	Cellana
Species:	C. radians
Binomial name
	Cellana radians; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Cellana radians perana Iredale, 1915; Helcioniscus radians Suter, 1913; Nacella flexuosa Hutton, 1873; Patella antipodum E.A. Smith, 1874; Patella argentea Quoy and Gaimard, 1834; Patella argyropsis Lesson, 1830; Patella decora Philippi, 1849; Patella earlii Reeve, 1855; Patella flexuosa Hutton, 1873; Patella morio Noodt, 1819; Patella olivacea Hutton, 1882; Patella pholidota Lesson, 1830; Patella radians Gmelin, 1791; Patella radiatilis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841;

Cellana radians, common name the radiate limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, which is one of the true limpet families.

Description

The foot and the head are lightly colored whereas Cellana flava has darker colored soft tissues. The shell exhibits different morphological varieties, even in the same location. The shell can be grayish white on the outside with rather flat ribs that are somewhat darker. Its interior is iridescent and white, with gray muscle impressions. The apex is off-center and sometimes worn off.

Apical view
Apical view
Ventral view
Ventral view

Drawing of the shell with dorsal view, lateral view (left side) and ventral view. Head region is on the left.

Ecology

Cellana radians is found on rocks and other hard substrates in the littoral and sublittoral zones of the seas around New Zealand.[1][2]

References

Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
Penniket, J. R. (August 1988). "The Genus Cellana in New Zealand". Poirieria. 15 (5): 9–15. ISSN 0032-2377. Wikidata Q115467185.

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
Bruce A. Marshall, Molluscan and brachiopod taxa introduced by F. W. Hutton in The New Zealand journal of science; Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 25, Issue 4, 1995

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[1] Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

[2] Penniket, J. R. (August 1988). "The Genus Cellana in New Zealand". Poirieria. 15 (5): 9–15. ISSN 0032-2377. Wikidata Q115467185.