Cellana taitensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
Family: | Nacellidae |
Genus: | Cellana |
Species: | C. taitensis |
Binomial name | |
Cellana taitensis (Röding, 1798) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Cellana taitensis is a species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 23 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed along French Polynesia and Pitcairn
References
- 1 2 Cellana taitensis (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2010). Cellana taitensis (Röding, 1798). 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=456654 on 31 October 2010 .
- Nakano & Ozawa (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: Molecular, morphological and palaeontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1) 79-99
External links
- "Cellana taitensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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