WoRMS taxon details
Cellana dira (Reeve, 1855)
758560 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:758560)
accepted
Species
Helcioniscus dira (Reeve, 1855) · unaccepted
Patella dira Reeve, 1855 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Patella dira Reeve, 1855) Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Patella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-42 and unpaginated tex. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1855; pls 2-15, October 1854; pls 16-24, December 1854; pls 25-32, January 1855; pls 33-40, March 1855; pls 41-42, May 1855]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120573 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cellana dira (Reeve, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758560 on 2025-11-10
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Nomenclature
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(of Patella dira Reeve, 1855) Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Patella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-42 and unpaginated tex. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1855; pls 2-15, October 1854; pls 16-24, December 1854; pls 25-32, January 1855; pls 33-40, March 1855; pls 41-42, May 1855]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120573 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment This species had been omitted by Powell (1973) in his monograph "Patellid limpets of the world". It is listed in WoRMS as a valid species of Cellana based on the opinion of Mary Agnes Wotton (pers. com. to P. Bouchet) [details]
