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Nacella mytilina

Gastropoda - Patellida - Nacellidae

Taxonomy
Patella mytilina was named by Helbling (1779). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nacella (Nacella) mytilina by DeVries (2007); it was recombined as Nacella mytilina by Nielsen (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1779Patella mytilina Helbling
1817Nacella mytiloides Schumacher
2007Nacella (Nacella) mytilina DeVries p. 277
2013Nacella mytilina Nielsen p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyNacellidae(Thiele 1929)
genusNacellaSchumacher 1817
speciesmytilina(Helbling 1779)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Nacella mytilina Helbling 1779
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Invalid names: Nacella mytiloides Schumacher 1817 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-08-15 13:51:57
Modified: 2009-09-15 18:13:08
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available