Cellana radiata

Scientific Name:-

Cellana radiata

Common Name:-

Rayed wheel limpet

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated

Description:-

Shell moderate sized; flat; roundly ovate; sculptured with fine granular radially arranged ribs and riblets; Colour pale yellowish brown, often encrusted by algae ; rays purplish brown; ventral side pale yellowish with irregular dark brown blotches on the margin, iridescent and streaked with darker colours.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Bijukumar (2012); Ravinesh and Bijukumar (2013); Franklin and Laladhas (2014) recorded the presence of this species from Kerala coast.

Habitat:-

Intertidal rocky shore; on rocks in the littoral fringe

Synonyms:-

Acmaea travancorica Preston, 1911
Cellana capensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Cellana radiata capensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Helcioniscus capensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Patella capensis Gmelin, 1791
Patella radiata Born, 1778 (original combination)
Patella virgata Gmelin, 1791

References:-

www.biosearch.in
Biju Kumar, A. 2012. ‘Kerala Theerathe Kadal Jeevikal’ (Marine Animals of Kerala coast- A Field Guide). Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 304 pp. (In Malayalam)
Ravinesh,R. and Bijukumar,A. 2013.Comparison of intertidal biodiversity associated with natural rocky shore and sea wall: A case study from the Kerala coast, India. Indian journal of geo-marine sciences, Vol42 (2), pp 223-235
Franklin, J.B. and Laladhas, K.P. 2014. Marine Gastropods of Kerala. Kerala State Biodiversity Board. 186pp.

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