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Nacella
Genus of gastropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nacella is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.[1]
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Nacella | |
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A shell of Nacella magellanica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Lottioidea |
Family: | Nacellidae |
Genus: | Nacella Schumacher, 1817 |
Type species | |
Nacella mytiloides Schumacher, 1817 | |
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These limpets are found in the littoral zone and sublittoral zone of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters including (Tierra del Fuego, Macquarie Island, Kerguelen Island, and Heard and McDonald Islands). The grayish-brown shell is suboval and flattened and the ribbing on the shell is rather flat. The shiny interior of the shell is rust-colored or chocolate-brown.