Cellana exarata
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Cellana 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.
than Cellana sandwicensis
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Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the Black foot opihi, and Hawaiian blackfoot is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of edible 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...
, a 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 mollusc 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...
Nacellidae
Nacellidae
Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda.Nacellidae is the only family in the superfamily Nacelloidea...
, one of the families of true limpets.
Habitat
This limpet lives in the splash zone, higher up in the intertidal zoneIntertidal 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...
than Cellana sandwicensis
Cellana sandwicensis
Cellana 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....
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Human use
This species is used as a food item. It is considered not as high a quality food as the yellow foot ophi, Cellana sandwicensisCellana sandwicensis
Cellana 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....
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