Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Lottioidea Genus Cellana Higher classification Cellana | Phylum Mollusca Family Nacellidae Scientific name Cellana exarata Rank Species | |
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Similar Cellana sandwicensis, Cellana talcosa, Ruditapes largillierti, Chiton magnificus, Saxidomus nuttalli | ||
Cellana exarata, common name the black-foot opihi and Hawaiian blackfoot is a species of edible true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.
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Distribution
This species is endemic to the islands of Hawaii.
Habitat
This limpet lives in the splash zone, higher up in the intertidal zone than Cellana sandwicensis.
Description
Both the shell and the foot of the animal are black in color.
Human use
This species is used as a food item; it is considered not as high in quality as the yellow-foot opihi, Cellana sandwicensis.
References
Cellana exarata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA