Nacella is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.[1]
| Nacella | |
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| A shell of Nacella magellanica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lottioidea |
| Family: | Nacellidae |
| Genus: | Nacella Schumacher, 1817 |
| Type species | |
| Nacella mytiloides Schumacher, 1817 | |
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These limpets are found in the littoral zone and sublittoral zone of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters including (Tierra del Fuego, Macquarie Island, Kerguelen Island, and Heard and McDonald Islands). The grayish-brown shell is suboval and flattened and the ribbing on the shell is rather flat. The shiny interior of the shell is rust-colored or chocolate-brown.
Species edit
Species within the genus Nacella include:
- Nacella clypeater R. P. Lesson, 1831 - Chilean copper limpet
- Nacella concinna Strebel, 1908 [2]
- Nacella deaurata J. F. Gmelin, 1791 - Patagonian copper limpet
- Nacella delesserti Philippi, 1849 [2]
- Nacella edgari Powell, 1957 [2]
- Nacella flammea Gmelin, 1791
- Nacella kerguelenensis (E. A. Smith, 1877)
- Nacella macquariensis Finlay, 1927
- Nacella magellanica J. F. Gmelin, 1791 - Magellanic copper limpet
- Nacella mytilina Helbling, 1779
- Nacella terroris (Filhol, 1880)
- Nacella yaghana sp. nov. González-Wevar & Nakano, 2019[2]
- Species brought into synonymy
- † Nacella baylei Cossmann, 1882: synonym of † Acroreia baylei (Cossmann, 1882) (new combination)
- Nacella cernica H. Adams, 1869: synonym of Cellana livescens (Reeve, 1855)
- Nacella chiloensis (Reeve, 1855): synonym of Nacella magellanica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Nacella compressa Verco, 1906: synonym of Naccula compressa (Verco, 1906)
- Nacella compressa Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of Nacella mytilina (Helbling, 1779)
- Nacella crebristriata Verco, 1904: synonym of Asteracmea crebristriata (Verco, 1904)
- Nacella delicatissima Strebel, 1907: represents particular morphotypes of Nacella deaurata (Gmelin, 1791)[2]
- Nacella falklandica Preston, 1913: synonym of Nacella mytilina (Helbling, 1779)
- Nacella flexuosa Hutton, 1873: synonym of Cellana radians (Gmelin, 1791)
- Nacella fuegiensis L. A. Reeve, 1855 - Tierra del Fuego limpet: synonym of Nacella deaurata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Nacella mytiloides Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Nacella mytilina (Helbling, 1779)
- Nacella parva Angas, 1876: synonym of Naccula parva (Angas, 1876)
- Nacella peltoides Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Williamia peltoides (Carpenter, 1864)
- Nacella polaris (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841): synonym of Nacella concinna (Strebel, 1908)[2]
- Nacella stowae Verco, 1906: synonym of Asteracmea stowae (Verco, 1906)
- Nacella strigatella Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Nacella deaurata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Nacella subspiralis Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Williamia subspiralis (Carpenter, 1864)
- Nacella tasmanica Tate & May, 1900: synonym of Propilidium tasmanicum (Pilsbry, 1895) (junior synonym)
- Nacella venosa (Reeve, 1855): synonym of Nacella magellanica (Gmelin, 1791)
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Nacella Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196963 on 2015-01-26
- ^ a b c d e f González-Wevar, Claudio A.; Hüne, Mathias; Rosenfeld, Sebastián; Nakano, Tomoyuki; Saucède, Thomas; Spencer, Hamish; Poulin, Elie (2019). "Systematic revision of Nacella (Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae) based on a complete phylogeny of the genus, with the description of a new species from the southern tip of South America". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 186 (2): 303–336. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zly067.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
External links edit
- Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls
- González-Wevar C.A., Hüne M., Rosenfeld S., Nakano T., Saucède T., Spencer H. & Poulin E. (2018). Systematic revision of Nacella (Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae) based on a complete phylogeny of the genus, with the description of a new species from the southern tip of South America. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zly067
- New Zealand mollusca checklist
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