Английская Википедия:Cellana radians

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Cellana radians, common name the radiate limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, which is one of the true limpet families.

Description

The foot and the head are lightly colored whereas Cellana flava has darker colored soft tissues. The shell exhibits different morphological varieties, even in the same location. The shell can be grayish white on the outside with rather flat ribs that are somewhat darker. Its interior is iridescent and white, with gray muscle impressions. The apex is off-center and sometimes worn off.

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Drawing of the shell with dorsal view, lateral view (left side) and ventral view. Head region is on the left.

Ecology

Cellana radians is found on rocks and other hard substrates in the littoral and sublittoral zones of the seas around New Zealand.[1][2]

References

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  1. Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 Шаблон:ISBN
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