Cellana
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Cellana is a genus
of sea snails or limpet
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Patellidae
, the true limpet
s.
oceans, Hawaii
(where it is known as opihi) and around Australia
and New Zealand
. It is also found around Japan
, the Red Sea
, Mauritius
, Madagascar
, and South Africa
and sub-Antartarctic Islands. One species, Cellana radiata, is cosmopolitan.
They feed by grazing on green macroalgae on the rocky substrates in intertidal zone
s. They can live up to seven years, most don't get older than 2-3 years. They reproduce by broadcasting their spawn in large, yolky eggs in great numbers (between 20,000 for C. flava and C. denticulata to 230,000 for C. ornata)
The sources, given below, also mention the following species :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snails or limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Patellidae
Patellidae
Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda.Patellidae is the only family in the superfamily Patelloidea...
, the true limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
s.
Distribution
This genus occurs in the temperate and tropical Indo-PacificIndo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
oceans, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
(where it is known as opihi) and around Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is also found around Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, the Red Sea
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...
, Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
, Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and sub-Antartarctic Islands. One species, Cellana radiata, is cosmopolitan.
They feed by grazing on green macroalgae on the rocky substrates in intertidal zone
Intertidal zone
The intertidal zone is the area that is above water at low tide and under water at high tide . This area can include many different types of habitats, with many types of animals like starfish, sea urchins, and some species of coral...
s. They can live up to seven years, most don't get older than 2-3 years. They reproduce by broadcasting their spawn in large, yolky eggs in great numbers (between 20,000 for C. flava and C. denticulata to 230,000 for C. ornata)
Species
Species within the genus Cellana include:- Cellana analogia T. Iredale, 1940
- † Cellana carpenteriana Skwarko, 1966
- Cellana cernicaCellana cernicaCellana cernica is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
H. Adams, 1879 - Cellana conciliata T. Iredale, 1940 - Rainbow limpet
- † Cellana cophina Powell, 1973
- Cellana craticulata SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1905 - † Cellana cudmorei Chapman & Gabriel, 1923
- † Cellana deformis (K. Martin, 1883)
- Cellana denticulataCellana denticulataCellana denticulata, or the denticulate limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.-References:...
MartynThomas MartynThomas Martyn was an English botanist and Professor of Botany at Cambridge University. He is sometimes confused with the conchologist and entomologist of the same name....
, 1784 - Cellana eucosmiaCellana eucosmiaCellana eucosmia is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
PilsbryHenry Augustus PilsbryHenry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century...
, 1891 (possibly synonym of C. grata) - Cellana exarataCellana exarataCellana exarata, common name the Black foot opihi, and Hawaiian blackfoot is a species of edible true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Habitat:...
- Hawaiian blackfoot ‘opihi - Cellana flavaCellana flavaCellana flava is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.This species is easily identified on the basis of the orange colour of its shell and the light coloured head and foot....
HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1873 - Cellana garconi (Deshayes, 1863)
- Cellana grataCellana grataCellana grata is a true limpet, that feeds on epilithic biofilm.-References:* Hylleberg J, & Kilburn RN Marine molluscs of Vietnam: annotations, voucher material, and species in need of verification. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication, 28, 1–299.* Cellana grata . In: Bouchet, P.;...
GouldAugustus Addison GouldAugustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
, 1859- Cellana grata stearnsi H. A. Pilsbry, 1891
- † Cellana hentyi Chapman & Gabriel, 1923
- Cellana howensis T. Iredale, 1940 Indo-Pacific
- Cellana karachiensisCellana karachiensisCellana karachiensis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
Winckworth, 1930 Red Sea - Cellana mazatlandica Sowerby, 1839
- Cellana nigrolineataCellana nigrolineataCellana nigrolineata is a species of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets....
ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1854 - Cellana ornataCellana ornataCellana ornata is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.-References:* Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
Dillwyn, 1817 - Cellana priceiCellana priceiCellana pricei is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
A. W. B. Powell, 1973 - Cellana radiansCellana radiansCellana radians, common name the golden limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, which is one of the true limpet families.-Description:...
(GmelinJohann Friedrich GmelinJohann Friedrich Gmelin was a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist and malacologist.- Education :Johann Friedrich Gmelin was born as the eldest son of Philipp Friedrich Gmelin in 1748 in Tübingen...
, 1791) - Cellana radiataCellana radiataCellana radiata, common name : the rayed wheel limpet, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.- Subspecies:** Cellana radiata capensis...
I. von Born, 1778- Cellana radiata capensis (GmelinJohann Friedrich GmelinJohann Friedrich Gmelin was a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist and malacologist.- Education :Johann Friedrich Gmelin was born as the eldest son of Philipp Friedrich Gmelin in 1748 in Tübingen...
, 1791) - Cellana radiata cylindrica Gmelin, 1791
- Cellana radiata enneagona (L. A. Reeve, 1854)
- Cellana radiata orientalis (H. A. Pilsbry, 1891)
- Cellana radiata radiata (Born, 1778)
- Cellana radiata capensis (Gmelin
- Cellana sagittataCellana sagittataCellana sagittata is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
A. A. Gould, 1846 - Cellana solidaCellana solidaCellana solida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-Distribution:...
BlainvilleHenri Marie Ducrotay de BlainvilleHenri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville was a French zoologist and anatomist.Blainville was born at Arques, near Dieppe. In about 1796 he went to Paris to study painting, but he ultimately devoted himself to natural history, and attracted the attention of Georges Cuvier, for whom he occasionally...
, 1825 - Cellana stelliferaCellana stelliferaCellana stellifera, common name the star limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
GmelinJohann Friedrich GmelinJohann Friedrich Gmelin was a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist and malacologist.- Education :Johann Friedrich Gmelin was born as the eldest son of Philipp Friedrich Gmelin in 1748 in Tübingen...
, 1791 - Cellana strigilis PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1955- Cellana strigilis strigilisCellana strigilis strigilisCellana strigilis strigilis is a species of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Subspecies:Subspecies within this species as listed by Powell 1979 include:...
Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 - Cellana strigilis bollonsiCellana strigilis bollonsiCellana strigilis bollonsi is a subspecies of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.-References:* Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1955 - Cellana strigilis chathamensisCellana strigilis chathamensisCellana strigilis chathamensis is a subspecies of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.-References:...
(PilsbryHenry Augustus PilsbryHenry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century...
, 1891) - Cellana strigilis flemingiCellana strigilis flemingiCellana strigilis flemingi is a subspecies of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.-References:* Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1955 - Cellana strigilis oliveriCellana strigilis oliveriCellana strigilis oliveri is a subspecies of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.-References:* Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1955 - Cellana strigilis redimiculumCellana strigilis redimiculumCellana strigilis redimiculum is a subspecies of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1854)
- Cellana strigilis strigilis
- Cellana taberna Powell, 1973
- Cellana taitensisCellana taitensisCellana taitensis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-References:...
. F. Röding, 1798 - Cellana talcosaCellana talcosaCellana talcosa, common name "koele", Hawaiin common name "opihi ko'ele" , Talc Limpet and Turtle Limpet is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, which is one of the true limpet families....
GouldAugustus Addison GouldAugustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
, 1846 - Cellana testudinariaCellana testudinariaCellana testudinaria is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-References:...
Linnaeus, 1758 - † Cellana thomsoni Powell & Bartrum, 1929
- Cellana toreumaCellana toreumaCellana toreuma is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-Description:...
ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1855 - Cellana tramosericaCellana tramosericaCellana tramoserica is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.This species is native to Australia. Individuals in this species can grow up to 65 mm in length....
Holten, 1802 - Cellana turbator T. Iredale, 1940
- Cellana vitiensis A. W. B. Powell, 1973
The sources, given below, also mention the following species :
- Cellana ampla
- Cellana ardosioea Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
- Cellana argentata Sowerby, 1839
- Cellana enneagona L. A. Reeve, 1854
- Cellana melanostoma PilsbryHenry Augustus PilsbryHenry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century...
, 1891 - Cellana nigrisquamata L. A. Reeve, 1854
- Cellana profunda mauritiana H. A. Pilsbry, 1891
- Cellana rota J. F. Gmelin, 1791
- Cellana sandwicensisCellana sandwicensisCellana sandwicensis, common name the Yellow foot opihi, is a species of edible true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Distribution:This species is endemic to the islands of Hawaii....
(Pease, 1861)