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.[2]

Nacella deaurata
Nacella deaurata shells (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Nacellidae
Genus: Nacella
Species:
N. deaurata
Binomial name
Nacella deaurata
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nacella delicatissima (Strebel, 1907)
  • Nacella strigatella Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Patella aenea Reeve, 1854
  • Patella deaurata Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Patella fuegiensis Reeve, 1855
  • Patella varicosa Reeve, 1854
  • Patinella aenea (Reeve, 1854)
  • Patinella delicatissima Strebel, 1907
  • Nacella fuegiensis (Reeve, 1855)
  • Patinigera fuegiensis (Reeve, 1855)

Description

The length of the shell attains 34.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cape Horn, Chili.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Nacella deaurata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456656 on 2018-03-15
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nacella deaurata (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456656 on 2021-08-30
  • 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
  • Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp
  • Gonzalez-Wevar C.A., T. Nakano, J.I. Canete & E. Poulin (2011) Concerted genetic, morphological and ecological diversification in Nacella limpets in the Magellanic Province. Molecular Ecology 20: 1936–1951.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.