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Star limpet

Cellana stellifera (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The star limpet (Cellana stellifera) is a species in the family Nacellidae, order Nacellida.

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Quick facts about the star limpet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the star limpet live?

Not recorded

Is the star limpet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the star limpet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNacellida
  5. familyNacellidae
  6. genusCellana
  7. SpeciesCellana stellifera (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Helcioniscus stelliferus, Helcioniscus stelliferus phymatius, Patella stellifera, Patella stellularia

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the star limpet

Other species in the same genus Cellana.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the star limpet?

The star limpet (Cellana stellifera) belongs to the family Nacellidae in the order Nacellida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Star limpet (Cellana stellifera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/star-limpet

MLA

“Star limpet (Cellana stellifera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/star-limpet.

BibTeX
@misc{star_limpet_2026,
  title = {Star limpet (Cellana stellifera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/star-limpet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}