Cellana grata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Nacellidae |
| Genus: | Cellana |
| Species: | C. grata
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| Cellana grata (Gould, 1859)
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Cellana grata is a true limpet, that feeds on epilithic biofilm.
Description
[edit]Small edible shell
Distribution
[edit]This species is found off the coast from Japan to Vietnam.
References
[edit]- Hylleberg J, & Kilburn RN (2003) Marine molluscs of Vietnam: annotations, voucher material, and species in need of verification. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication, 28, 1–299.
- Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99
- Cellana grata (Gould, 1859). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325450 on 16 June 2010