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Taxonomy
Family:
NACELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Nacellidae (Family)
> Cellana (Genus)
> stellifera (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bertinia Jousseaume, 1883
=Granopatella Pallary, 1920
=Helcion (Helcioniscus) Dall, 1871
=Helcioniscus Dall, 1871
=Nacella (Cellana) H. Adams, 1869
Synonymised Names:
=Helcioniscus stelliferus (Gmelin, 1791)
=Helcioniscus stelliferus phymatius Suter, 1905
=Patella stellifera Gmelin, 1791
=Patella stellularia Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Images: Cellana stellifera (Gmelin, 1791)
At extreme low tide, Bland Bay, Northland, NZ. 38mm. © rights reserved
In beach drift, Ahipara, Far North, NZ. 30mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
NACELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Nacellidae (Family)
> Cellana (Genus)
> stellifera (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bertinia Jousseaume, 1883
=Granopatella Pallary, 1920
=Helcion (Helcioniscus) Dall, 1871
=Helcioniscus Dall, 1871
=Nacella (Cellana) H. Adams, 1869
Synonymised Names:
=Helcioniscus stelliferus (Gmelin, 1791)
=Helcioniscus stelliferus phymatius Suter, 1905
=Patella stellifera Gmelin, 1791
=Patella stellularia Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Details: Cellana stellifera (Gmelin, 1791)
Size/Grows to:
Length 70mm, Width 55mm
Distribution:
North-eastern and south-western North Island, northern and southern South Island, and Banks Peninsula, from 0m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, Below low tide
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Penniket, J.R. Aug/1988 The Genus Cellana in New Zealand, Poirieria, 15(5) (p.12)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.44)

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NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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