Cellana radiata

Cellana radiata (common name: the rayed wheel limpet), is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae,[1]

Cellana radiata
Cellana radiata radiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Lottioidea
Family:
Nacellidae
Subfamily:
(Nacellinae)
Genus:
Cellana
Species:
C. radiata
Binomial name
Cellana radiata
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Acmaea travancorica Preston, 1911
  • Cellana travancorica Preston, 1911
  • Cellana bombayana Smith, E.A., 1911
  • Cellana reynauldi Deshayes, G.P., 1832
  • Cellana petalata Reeve, L.A., 1844
  • Patella aster Reeve, L.A., 1855
  • Patella luzonica Reeve, L.A., 1855
  • Patella nimbus Reeve, L.A., 1855
  • Patella rota Gmelin, J.F., 1791
  • Patella scalata Reeve, L.A., 1855

Subspecies
  • Cellana radiata capensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Cellana radiata radiata (Born, 1778)
  • Cellana radiata cylindrica Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Cellana cylindrica (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Cellana radiata enneagona (L. A. Reeve, 1854) : synonym of Cellana enneagona (Reeve, 1854)
  • Cellana radiata orientalis (H. A. Pilsbry, 1891) : synonym of Cellana radiata (Born, 1778)

Description

The height of the flattened shell varies between 13 mm and 45 mm. The apex is slightly out of the middle and is often worn out. The shell has numerous, rather flat, granular ridges of varying height. The color of the shell is grayish white to dark brown, with the ribs somewhat darker. The interior is pale white and iridescent. The markings of the muscles contrast with a dark gray color.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indo-Pacific, mainly Australia and can be found on rocks in litoral and sublitoral areas.

References
  1. Cellana radiata (Born, 1778). WoRMS (2010). Cellana radiata (Born, 1778). 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=207651 on 31 October 2010 .
  2. "Cellana radiata radiata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  • Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99
  • Cellana radiata capensis
  • Cellana radiata capensis, ventral view
  • Cellana radiata enneagona
  • Cellana radiata enneagona, ventral view


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