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Cellana denticulata (Martyn, 1784)Species Images
On mid-tidal rocks, Kaikoura Peninsula, NZ. 67mm
On rocks at low tide, Ngawi, Wellington, NZ. Length 40-45mm
Under overhanging rocks at mid/low tide, Castlepoint, Wairarapa, NZ. 50-55mm
Taxonomy: Cellana denticulata (Martyn, 1784)
Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Patellogastropoda (Subclass) > Lottioidea (Superfamily) > Nacellidae (Family) > Cellana (Genus) > denticulata (Species)
Family:
NACELLIDAE
Genus Synonyms:
=Bertinia Jousseaume, 1883
=Granopatella Pallary, 1920
=Helcion (Helcioniscus) Dall, 1871
=Helcioniscus Dall, 1871
=Nacella (Cellana) H. Adams, 1869
Synonymised Names:
=Patella denticulata Martyn, 1784
=Patella imbricata Reeve, 1855
=Patella reevei Hutton, 1880
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Details: Cellana denticulata (Martyn, 1784)
Size/Grows to:
Length 70mm, Width 60mm, Height 30mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands and northland to Kaikoura. More common in the south
Geographical Range:
ACE.
Notes:
Marine, Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Penniket, J.R. Aug/1988 The Genus Cellana in New Zealand, Poirieria, 15(5) (p.13)
  • Aug/1979 Items of Interest, Poirieria, 10(3) (p.47)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.42)

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Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil