Biology:Cellana toreuma

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Cellana toreuma
Cellana toreuma 01.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Nacellidae
Genus: Cellana
Species:
C. toreuma
Binomial name
Cellana toreuma
(Reeve, 1854)
Synonyms[1]
  • Patella toreuma Reeve, 1854 (original combination)

Cellana toreuma is a species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae.[1][2]

Distribution

Mainly distributed in South Korea , Mainland China, Taiwan,[3] Japan ,[1] Ryukyu and Vietnam.[4]

Parasite

This species is the ectoparasitic host of Philoblenna tumida Ho, 1981[1]

Gallery

apical view of the shell
ventral view of the shell

References

  • 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5058263 entry