Cellana radians
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|synonyms=* Cellana radians perana Iredale, 1915
- Helcioniscus radians Suter, 1913
- Nacella flexuosa Hutton, 1873
- Patella antipodum E.A. Smith, 1874
- Patella argentea Quoy and Gaimard, 1834
- Patella argyropsis Lesson, 1830
- Patella decora Philippi, 1849
- Patella earlii Reeve, 1855
- Patella flexuosa Hutton, 1873
- Patella morio Noodt, 1819
- Patella olivacea Hutton, 1882
- Patella pholidota Lesson, 1830
- Patella radians Gmelin, 1791
- Patella radiatilis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
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Cellana radians, common name the radiate limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, which is one of the true limpet families.
Description
The foot and the head are lightly colored whereas Cellana flava has darker colored soft tissues. The shell exhibits different morphological varieties, even in the same location. The shell can be grayish white on the outside with rather flat ribs that are somewhat darker. Its interior is iridescent and white, with gray muscle impressions. The apex is off-center and sometimes worn off.
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|Cellana radians 002.jpg|Apical view
|Cellana radians earlii 001.jpg|Apical view
|Cellana radians earlii 002.jpg|Ventral view
|Cellana radians perana 001.jpg|Ventral view
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|File:Cellana radians 01.jpg|forma perana
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Ecology
Cellana radians is found on rocks and other hard substrates in the littoral and sublittoral zones of the seas around New Zealand.Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}}{{Cite Q|Q115467185}}
References
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- 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
- [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014223.1995.9517499 Bruce A. Marshall, Molluscan and brachiopod taxa introduced by F. W. Hutton in The New Zealand journal of science; Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 25, Issue 4, 1995]
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Category:Gastropods of New Zealand