Cellana taitensis is a species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.[1]

Cellana taitensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Nacellidae
Genus: Cellana
Species:
C. taitensis
Binomial name
Cellana taitensis
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Patella tahitica Curtiss, 1938
  • Tectura tahitensis Pease, 1868

Description

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The shell size varies between 23 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed along French Polynesia and Pitcairn

References

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  1. ^ a b Cellana taitensis (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2010). Cellana taitensis (Röding, 1798). 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=456654 on 31 October 2010 .
  • Nakano & Ozawa (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: Molecular, morphological and palaeontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1) 79-99
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  • "Cellana taitensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 October 2010.