Cellana grata

Cellana grata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Nacellidae
Genus:	Cellana
Species:	C. grata
Binomial name
	Cellana grata; (Gould, 1859)
Synonyms
	Cellana grata f. stearnsii (Pilsbry, 1891); Patella grata Gould, 1859 (original combination);

Cellana grata is a true limpet, that feeds on epilithic biofilm.

Description

Small edible shell

This species is found off the coast from Japan to Vietnam.

Hylleberg J, & Kilburn RN (2003) Marine molluscs of Vietnam: annotations, voucher material, and species in need of verification. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication, 28, 1–299.
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
Cellana grata (Gould, 1859). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325450 on 16 June 2010