Cellana strigilis explained

Cellana strigilis is a species of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.^[1]

Baden Powell listed several subspecies in his 1979 New Zealand Mollusca, but these are no longer accepted.^[2]

Description

The shell attains a length of 80mm, its width 68mm its height 32mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic in New Zealand: Stewart Island, Foveaux Strait, and the east coast of the South Island up to Kaikōura. Also off Auckland, Snares Island and Campbell Island.

References

• Penniket, J.R. Aug/1988 The Genus Cellana in New Zealand, Poirieria, 15(5)

External links

• Reisser C., Marshall B.A. & Gardner J. (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: 193–203

Notes and References

1. Cellana strigilis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841). 325461. 23 December 2023.
2. Book: Powell, Arthur William Baden . New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land, and Freshwater Shells . 1979 . Collins . 978-0-00-216906-6 . en.