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Taxonomy
Family:
NACELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Nacellidae (Family)
> Cellana (Genus)
> strigilis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bertinia Jousseaume, 1883
=Granopatella Pallary, 1920
=Helcion (Helcioniscus) Dall, 1871
=Helcioniscus Dall, 1871
=Nacella (Cellana) H. Adams, 1869
Synonymised Names:
=Cellana strigilis flemingi Powell, 1955
=Cellana strigilis redimiculum (Reeve, 1854)
=Cellana strigilis strigilis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
=Nacella (Patinigera) illuminata Suter, 1913
=Patella illuminata A. A. Gould, 1846
=Patella pottsi Hutton, 1873
=Patella redimiculum Reeve, 1854
=Patella strigilis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
Images: Cellana strigilis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
(redimiculum form) - Port William, Stewart Island, NZ. 44mm. © rights reserved
(flemingi form) - Snares Islands. 50mm. © rights reserved
Campbell Island. 54mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
NACELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Patellogastropoda (Subclass)
> Lottioidea (Superfamily)
> Nacellidae (Family)
> Cellana (Genus)
> strigilis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bertinia Jousseaume, 1883
=Granopatella Pallary, 1920
=Helcion (Helcioniscus) Dall, 1871
=Helcioniscus Dall, 1871
=Nacella (Cellana) H. Adams, 1869
Synonymised Names:
=Cellana strigilis flemingi Powell, 1955
=Cellana strigilis redimiculum (Reeve, 1854)
=Cellana strigilis strigilis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
=Nacella (Patinigera) illuminata Suter, 1913
=Patella illuminata A. A. Gould, 1846
=Patella pottsi Hutton, 1873
=Patella redimiculum Reeve, 1854
=Patella strigilis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
Details: Cellana strigilis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
Size/Grows to:
Length 80mm, Width 68mm, Height 32mm
Distribution:
Eastern South Island as far north as Kaikoura Peninsula, and Stewart, Snares, Auckland and Campbell Islands, from 0m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic, On mid tidal rocks
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Reisser, C.M.O., Marshall, B.A., Gardner, J.P.A. 2012 A morphometric approach supporting genetic results in the taxonomy of the New Zealand limpets of the Cellana strigilis complex (Mollusca: Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae), Invertebrate Systematics, 26 (p.197)
  • Penniket, J.R. Aug/1988 The Genus Cellana in New Zealand, Poirieria, 15(5) (p.14)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.44)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1873 Catalogue of the Marine Mollusca of New Zealand, with diagnoses of the species, Dominion Museum (NZ) (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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