WoRMS taxon details
Cellana rota (Gmelin, 1791)
707486 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:707486)
accepted
Species
Acmaea chathamensis Pilsbry, 1891 · unaccepted
Helcioniscus rota (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Patella aster Reeve, 1855 · unaccepted
Patella pharaonis Jousseaume, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella rota Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
Patella variegata Reeve, 1842 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Patella variegata Röding, 1798, and P. variegata Blainville, 1825
marine
(of Patella rota Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3720 [details]
page(s): 3720 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cellana rota (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=707486 on 2025-05-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Patella rota Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3720 [details]
original description (of Acmaea chathamensis Pilsbry, 1891) Pilsbry, H. A. (1891-1892). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 13: Acmaeidae, Lepetidae, Patellidae, Titiscaniidae. pp 1-195, pls 1-74. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Aug. 3, 1891; pp. 65-112, pls. 16-35, Nov. 3, 1891; pp. 113-160, pls. 36-55, Jan. 30, 1892; pp. 161-195, pls. 56-74, Apr. 25, 1892]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/77917 [details]
original description (of Patella variegata Reeve, 1842) Reeve, L. A. (1841-1842). <i>Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits</i>. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. Vol. 1: 1-195, pls 1-129; Vol. 2: 1-338, pls 130-300 [Vol. 1, part 1, pp. 1-40, fold-out table, pls. 1-22, Oct. 1 1841; v. 1, p. 2, pp. 41-72, pls. 23-50, Nov. 1841; v. 1, p. 3, pp. 73-104, pls. 51-80, Dec. 1, 1841; v. 1, p. 4, pp. 105-144, pls. 81-104, Jan. 1842; v. 1, p. 5, pp. 145-195, pls 105-129, 114 [added plate], Feb. 1842; v. 2, p. 6, pp. 1-40, pls. 130-146, 148, 149, Mar. 1842; v. 2, p. 7, pp. 41-80, pls. 150-172, 147, Apr. 1842; v. 2, p. 8, pp. 81-120, pls. 172-193, Jun. 1842; v. 2, p. 9, pp. 121-168, pls. 194-221, Jul. 1842; v. 2, p. 10, pp. 169-200, pls. 222-245, Aug. 1842; v. 2, p. 11, pp. 201-236, pls. 246-269, Oct. 1842; v. 2. p. 12, pp. 237-337, pls. 270-330, Dec. 1842]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15916228 [details]
original description (of Patella pharaonis Jousseaume, 1888) Jousseaume, F. (1888). Description des mollusques recueillis par M. le Dr. Faurot dans la Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 1: 165-223., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10047746 [details]
original description (of Patella aster 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]
basis of record Christiaens J. (1986) Notes sur quelques Patellidae (Gastropoda) de l'Océan Indien. <i>Apex</i> 1(4): 97-127., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41551188 [details]
page(s): 3720 [details]
original description (of Acmaea chathamensis Pilsbry, 1891) Pilsbry, H. A. (1891-1892). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 13: Acmaeidae, Lepetidae, Patellidae, Titiscaniidae. pp 1-195, pls 1-74. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Aug. 3, 1891; pp. 65-112, pls. 16-35, Nov. 3, 1891; pp. 113-160, pls. 36-55, Jan. 30, 1892; pp. 161-195, pls. 56-74, Apr. 25, 1892]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/77917 [details]
original description (of Patella variegata Reeve, 1842) Reeve, L. A. (1841-1842). <i>Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits</i>. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. Vol. 1: 1-195, pls 1-129; Vol. 2: 1-338, pls 130-300 [Vol. 1, part 1, pp. 1-40, fold-out table, pls. 1-22, Oct. 1 1841; v. 1, p. 2, pp. 41-72, pls. 23-50, Nov. 1841; v. 1, p. 3, pp. 73-104, pls. 51-80, Dec. 1, 1841; v. 1, p. 4, pp. 105-144, pls. 81-104, Jan. 1842; v. 1, p. 5, pp. 145-195, pls 105-129, 114 [added plate], Feb. 1842; v. 2, p. 6, pp. 1-40, pls. 130-146, 148, 149, Mar. 1842; v. 2, p. 7, pp. 41-80, pls. 150-172, 147, Apr. 1842; v. 2, p. 8, pp. 81-120, pls. 172-193, Jun. 1842; v. 2, p. 9, pp. 121-168, pls. 194-221, Jul. 1842; v. 2, p. 10, pp. 169-200, pls. 222-245, Aug. 1842; v. 2, p. 11, pp. 201-236, pls. 246-269, Oct. 1842; v. 2. p. 12, pp. 237-337, pls. 270-330, Dec. 1842]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15916228 [details]
original description (of Patella pharaonis Jousseaume, 1888) Jousseaume, F. (1888). Description des mollusques recueillis par M. le Dr. Faurot dans la Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 1: 165-223., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10047746 [details]
original description (of Patella aster 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]
basis of record Christiaens J. (1986) Notes sur quelques Patellidae (Gastropoda) de l'Océan Indien. <i>Apex</i> 1(4): 97-127., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41551188 [details]
Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 32. [details]
additional source Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1927). Report on the Mollusca (Amphineura, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda, Pelecypoda) [in] Zoological Results of the Cambridge Expedition to the Suez Canal. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22: 291-320. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 32, fig. 25. [details]
[request]additional source Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 32. [details]
additional source Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1927). Report on the Mollusca (Amphineura, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda, Pelecypoda) [in] Zoological Results of the Cambridge Expedition to the Suez Canal. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22: 291-320. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 32, fig. 25. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact in Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (IHO Sea Area) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]Introduced species population trend in Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Increasing [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Shipping [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Invaded from tropical Indo-Pacific [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Acmaea chathamensis. Pilsbry, 1891. Manual of Conchology (Ser. 1) 13 (49-50): 56, pl. 35, figs. 43-46 - catalog no. 50050) (from synonym Acmaea chathamensis Pilsbry, 1891)
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Helcioniscus rota (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cellana rota)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Patella rota Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Cellana rota (Gmelin, 1791) Egypt, Al Ism?‘?l?yah, Great Bitter Lake, Abu Sultan, a...
To Malacopics (Cellana rota (Gmelin, 1791) Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, beached, collected 1992-9-...
To PESI (from synonym Patella rota Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Patella variegata Reeve, 1842)
To PESI (from synonym Patella pharaonis Jousseaume, 1888)
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Helcioniscus rota (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cellana rota)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To GenBank (17 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Patella rota Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Cellana rota (Gmelin, 1791) Egypt, Al Ism?‘?l?yah, Great Bitter Lake, Abu Sultan, a...
To Malacopics (Cellana rota (Gmelin, 1791) Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, beached, collected 1992-9-...
To PESI (from synonym Patella rota Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Patella variegata Reeve, 1842)
To PESI (from synonym Patella pharaonis Jousseaume, 1888)
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