Nacella magellanica is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]

Nacella magellanica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Nacellidae
Genus: Nacella
Species:
N. magellanica
Binomial name
Nacella magellanica
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Nacella chiloensis (Reeve, 1855)
  • Nacella venosa (Reeve, 1855)
  • Patella atramentosa Reeve, 1854
  • Patella chiloensis Reeve, 1855
  • Patella magellanica Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Patella meridionalis Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Patella metallica Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Patella pupillata Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Patella tincta Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Patella venosa Reeve, 1854
  • Patinella aenea var. minor Strebel, 1907

Description

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The length of the shell attains 47 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Cape Horn, Chili.

 
ventral view

References

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  • Rochebrune, A.-T. & Mabille, J., 1889 Mission scientifique du Cap Horn. 1882-1883. Mollusques, vol. 6, p. 128 p, 8 pls
  • 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
  • Gonzalez-Wevar C.A., T. Nakano, J.I. Canete & E. Poulin (2011) Concerted genetic, morphological and ecological diversification in Nacella limpets in the Magellanic Province. Molecular Ecology 20: 1936-1951
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