Cellana nigrolineata (Reeve, 1854) is a animal in the Nacellidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cellana nigrolineata (Reeve, 1854)

Cellana nigrolineata (Reeve, 1854)

Cellana nigrolineata is a species of limpet with shells marked by dark lines arranged in a polar grid-like pattern.

Family
Genus
Cellana
Order
Class
Gastropoda

About Cellana nigrolineata (Reeve, 1854)

The typical adult shell size of Cellana nigrolineata ranges from 3 to 7 centimeters. Its conical shells are nearly flat in profile and almost circular in outline. The shell surface most often features an almost regular pattern of dark lines, that visually resembles the grid lines of a polar coordinate system.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Nacellidae Cellana

More from Nacellidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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