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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Nacelloidea Nacellidae 

Cellana toreuma (Reeve, 1855)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Patella toreuma Reeve, 1855
   Patella amussitata Reeve, 1855
   Patella affinis Reeve, 1855
   Patella toreuma var tenuilirata Carpenter, 1855
   Helcioniscus nigrolineatus divergens Pilsbry, 1891

Distribution

Japan to Ryuku Islands, Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Hongkong, China and Philippines (Powell, 1973)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMariana Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaTaiwan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapanRyukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto)

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.31 General reference
 Hylleberg, J & Kilburn, R. N. 2003. p.18 General reference
 Powell, A.W.B. 1973. p.162-163 [ pl. 138 ]  Synonomy
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1978. p.5 Biology and ecology

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Eogastropoda
              Patellogastropoda
                Nacellina
                  Nacelloidea
                    Nacellidae Thiele, 1929
                      Cellana Adams, 1869
                        Cellana toreuma (Reeve, 1855)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35386) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2001-01-18. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-05-09.