Nacella deaurata

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Nacella deaurata
Nacella deaurata shells (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Nacellidae
Genus: Nacella
Species:
N. deaurata
Binomial name
Nacella deaurata
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nacella delicatissima (Strebel, 1907)
  • Nacella strigatella Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Patella aenea Reeve, 1854
  • Patella deaurata Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Patella fuegiensis Reeve, 1855
  • Patella varicosa Reeve, 1854
  • Patinella aenea (Reeve, 1854)
  • Patinella delicatissima Strebel, 1907
  • Nacella fuegiensis (Reeve, 1855)
  • Patinigera fuegiensis (Reeve, 1855)

Nacella deaurata, sometimes known as the golden limpet,[2] is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]

It can reach a length of up to 61 mm,[3] although the average length is reported at approximately 36 mm.[4] Nacella deaurata is benthic and found from depths of 0 to 96 m.[3] It is known to feed on microscopic algae. It is smaller than the related and co-occurring N. magellanica.[5]

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