Cellana strigilis
Species of gastropod
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Cellana strigilis is a species of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lottioidea |
| Family: | Nacellidae |
| Genus: | Cellana |
| Species: | C. strigilis |
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| Cellana strigilis | |
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Baden Powell listed several subspecies in his 1979 New Zealand Mollusca, but these are no longer accepted.[3]
Description
The shell attains a length of 80 mm, its width 68 mm, its height 32 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic in New Zealand: Stewart Island, Foveaux Strait, and the east coast of the South Island up to Kaikōura. Also off Auckland, Snares Island and Campbell Island.