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Cellana strigilis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:
Lottioidea
Family:
Nacellidae
Genus:
Cellana
Species:
C. strigilis
Binomial name
Cellana strigilis
Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841
Synonyms
  • Cellana strigilis flemingi Powell, 1955
  • Cellana strigilis redimiculum (Reeve, 1854)
  • Cellana strigilis strigilis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
  • Patella illuminata Gould, 1846
  • Patella pottsi Hutton, 1873
  • Patella redimiculum Reeve, 1854
  • Patella strigilis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841 (original combination)

Cellana strigilis is a species of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Subspecies

Subspecies within this species as listed by Powell 1979 include:

  • Cellana strigilis strigilis, the nominate subspecies
  • Cellana strigilis bollonsi
  • Cellana strigilis chathamensis
  • Cellana strigilis flemingi
  • Cellana strigilis oliveri
  • Cellana strigilis redimiculum
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