词条 | Cellana radians |
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|image=Cellana radians 2.JPG |image_caption= |genus=Cellana |species=radians |authority=(Gmelin, 1791) |synonyms=* Cellana radians perana Iredale, 1915
}} Cellana radians, common name the radiate limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, which is one of the true limpet families. DescriptionThe foot and the head are lightly colored whereas Cellana flava has darker colored soft tissues. The shell exhibits different morphological varieties, even in the same location. The shell can be grayish white on the outside with rather flat ribs that are somewhat darker. Its interior is iridescent and white, with gray muscle impressions. The apex is off-center and sometimes worn off. {{gallery |mode=packed|Cellana radians 002.jpg|Apical view |Cellana radians earlii 001.jpg|Apical view |Cellana radians earlii 002.jpg|Ventral view |Cellana radians perana 001.jpg|Ventral view }} EcologyCellana radians is found on rocks and other hard substrates in the littoral and sublittoral zones of the seas around New Zealand.[1][2]References1. ^Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}} 2. ^{{Cite journal|last=Penniket|first=J.R.|date=August 1988|title=The Genus Cellana in New Zealand|url=|journal=Poirieria|volume=15|pages=9|via=}}
3 : Nacellidae|Gastropods of New Zealand|Gastropods described in 1791 |
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