Nacella


Nacella is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.
These limpets are found in the littoral zone and sublittoral zone of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters including. The grayish-brown shell is suboval and flattened and the ribbing on the shell is rather flat. The shiny interior of the shell is rust-colored or chocolate-brown.

Species

Species within the genus Nacella include:Nacella clypeater R. P. Lesson, 1831 - Chilean copper limpetNacella concinna Strebel, 1908 Nacella deaurata J. F. Gmelin, 1791 - Patagonian copper limpetNacella delesserti Philippi, 1849 Nacella edgari Powell, 1957 Nacella flammea Gmelin, 1791 Nacella kerguelenensis Nacella macquariensis Finlay, 1927Nacella magellanica J. F. Gmelin, 1791 - Magellanic copper limpetNacella mytilina Helbling, 1779 Nacella terroris Nacella yaghana ''sp. nov. González-Wevar & Nakano, 2019
; Species brought into synonymy: