WoRMS taxon details
Cellana exarata (Reeve, 1854)
325448 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325448)
accepted
Species
Patella exarata Reeve, 1854 · unaccepted
Patella exarata Jay 1839 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Patella exarata Reeve, 1854) 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
page(s): pl. 19, sp. 47; pl. 24, sp. 62 [details]
page(s): pl. 19, sp. 47; pl. 24, sp. 62 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cellana exarata (Reeve, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325448 on 2026-09-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Patella exarata Reeve, 1854) 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
page(s): pl. 19, sp. 47; pl. 24, sp. 62 [details]
basis of record Powell, A. W. B. (1973). The patellid limpets of the world (Patellidae). <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 3(15): 75-206., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46312984 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 19, sp. 47; pl. 24, sp. 62 [details]
basis of record Powell, A. W. B. (1973). The patellid limpets of the world (Patellidae). <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 3(15): 75-206., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46312984 [details] Available for editors
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Bird C.E., Holland B.S., Bowen B.W. & Toonen R.J. 2011. Diversification of sympatric broadcast-spawning limpets (<i>Cellana</i> spp.) within the Hawaiian archipelago. <i>Molecular Ecology</i>, 20(10): 2128–2141., available online at http://www.epscor.hawaii.edu/system/files/er_publication/2011/05/Birdetal_Diversification_Sympatric.pdf [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. <em>Conchbooks, Hackenheim.</em> 564 pp.
page(s): 36 [details]
page(s): 36 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 38956)
To Barcode of Life (178 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cellana exarata)
To GenBank (300 nucleotides; 291 proteins)
To Malacopics (Cellana exarata (Reeve, 1854) United States, Hawaii, Maui Island, Kalama Beach Park...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life (178 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cellana exarata)
To GenBank (300 nucleotides; 291 proteins)
To Malacopics (Cellana exarata (Reeve, 1854) United States, Hawaii, Maui Island, Kalama Beach Park...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection