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Family: Nacellidae



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38 species (see list below)
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Cellana craticulata
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Cellana denticulata
[Dentate limpet]
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Cellana dira
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Cellana eucosmia
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Cellana exarata
[Black foot ‘opihi]
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Cellana flava
[Golden limpet]

Choi, Jong-Kwan

Western Pacific. Tropica
Max. Length 5.6 cm SHL
Cellana grata(Gould, 1859)

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Cellana grata
[Japanese grata limpet]
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Cellana karachiensis
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Cellana melanostoma
[Green foot ‘opihi]
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Cellana nigrolineata
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Cellana oliveri
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Cellana ornata
[Ornate limpet]
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Cellana pricei
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Cellana radians
[Radiate limpet]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Cellana radiata(Born, 1778)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cellana radiata
[Rayed wheel limpet]

FAO

Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Cellana rota(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by FAO
 
Cellana rota
[Rayed limpet]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Pacific

Cellana sandwicensis(Pease, 1861)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cellana sandwicensis
[Yellow foot ‘opihi]

Grist, John and Maria

Eastern Indian Ocean

Cellana solida(Blainville, 1825)

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Cellana solida
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Cellana stellifera
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Cellana strigilis
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Cellana taitensis
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Cellana talcosa
[Giant ‘opihi]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SHL
Cellana testudinaria(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Cellana testudinaria
[Turtle limpet]
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Cellana tramoserica
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Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Nacella concinna
[Antarctic limpet]
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Max. Length 6.1 cm DL
 
Nacella deaurata
[Front topped limpet]
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Nacella delesserti
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Max. Length 4.6 cm DL
 
Nacella delicatissima
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Nacella edgari
[Depressed limpet]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm DL
 
Nacella flammea
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Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Nacella fuegiensis
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Nacella kerguelenensis
[Kerguelen limpet]
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Nacella kerguelensis
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Nacella macquariensis
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Max. Length 6.6 cm DL
 
Nacella magellanica
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Max. Length 4.3 cm DL
 
Nacella mytilina
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Nacella polaris
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Nacella terroris
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