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Family: Nacellidae (See list of species below)

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36 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Cellana craticulata []	No picture found Cellana denticulata [Dentate limpet]	No picture found Cellana dira []
No picture found Cellana eucosmia []	No picture found Cellana exarata [Black foot ‘opihi]	No picture found Cellana flava [Golden limpet]
Cellana grata [Japanese grata limpet]	No picture found Cellana karachiensis []	No picture found Cellana melanostoma [Green foot ‘opihi]
No picture found Cellana nigrolineata []	No picture found Cellana oliveri []	No picture found Cellana ornata [Ornate limpet]
No picture found Cellana pricei []	No picture found Cellana radians [Radiate limpet]	Cellana radiata [Rayed wheel limpet]
Cellana rota [Rayed limpet]	Cellana sandwicensis [Yellow foot ‘opihi]	Cellana solida []
No picture found Cellana stellifera []	No picture found Cellana strigilis []	No picture found Cellana taitensis []
No picture found Cellana talcosa [Giant ‘opihi]	Cellana testudinaria [Turtle limpet]	No picture found Cellana tramoserica []
Nacella concinna [Antarctic limpet]	No picture found Nacella deaurata [Front topped limpet]	No picture found Nacella delesserti []
No picture found Nacella delicatissima []	No picture found Nacella edgari [Depressed limpet]	No picture found Nacella flammea []
No picture found Nacella fuegiensis []	No picture found Nacella kerguelensis []	No picture found Nacella macquariensis []
No picture found Nacella magellanica []	No picture found Nacella mytilina []	No picture found Nacella terroris []

36 Species of Family Nacellidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cellana craticulata		Southwest Pacific
Cellana denticulata	Dentate limpet	Southwest Pacific
Cellana dira		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Cellana eucosmia		Northwest Pacific and Wes
Cellana exarata	Black foot ‘opihi	Eastern Central Pacific
Cellana flava	Golden limpet	Southwest Pacific
Cellana grata	Japanese grata limpet	Western Pacific. Tropica	5.6 SHL
Cellana karachiensis		Western Indian Ocean
Cellana melanostoma	Green foot ‘opihi	Eastern Central Pacific
Cellana nigrolineata		Western Pacific
Cellana oliveri		Southwest Pacific
Cellana ornata	Ornate limpet	Southwest Pacific
Cellana pricei		Eastern Central Pacific
Cellana radians	Radiate limpet	Southwest Pacific
Cellana radiata	Rayed wheel limpet	Central Pacific.
Cellana rota	Rayed limpet	Indo-Pacific and the Medi	5 SHL
Cellana sandwicensis	Yellow foot ‘opihi	Eastern Central Pacific
Cellana solida		Eastern Indian Ocean
Cellana stellifera		Southwest Pacific
Cellana strigilis		Southwest Pacific
Cellana taitensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Cellana talcosa	Giant ‘opihi	Eastern Central Pacific
Cellana testudinaria	Turtle limpet	Indo-West Pacific	9 SHL
Cellana tramoserica		Indo-west Pacific
Nacella concinna	Antarctic limpet	Antarctic.	6 DL
Nacella deaurata	Front topped limpet	Southwest Atlantic, South	6.1 DL
Nacella delesserti		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Nacella delicatissima		Western Atlantic.	4.6 DL
Nacella edgari	Depressed limpet	Antarctic Indian Ocean
Nacella flammea		Western Atlantic and Sout	3.9 DL
Nacella fuegiensis		Southeast Pacific, Southw	5 DL
Nacella kerguelensis		Southern Ocean.
Nacella macquariensis		Southwest Pacific
Nacella magellanica		Southeast Pacific, Southw	6.6 DL
Nacella mytilina		Southeast Pacific, Southw	4.3 DL
Nacella terroris		Southwest Pacific

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