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Drawing of the shell of Cellana stellifera. Dorsal (apical) view and ventral (apertural) view. Head region is on the left.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:	Lottioidea
Family:	Nacellidae
Genus:	Cellana
Species:	C. stellifera
Binomial name
*Cellana stellifera* (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
Helcioniscus stellifera phymatius Suter, 1905 Helcioniscus stelliferus (Gmelin, 1791) Helcioniscus stelliferus phymatius Suter, 1905 Patella stellifera Gmelin, 1791 (original combination) Patella stellularia Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Cellana stellifera, common name the star limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.

Black and white drawing of the shell of Cellana stellifera. Lateral view (right side). Head region is on the right.

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