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Nacella magellanica

Nacella magellanica

(Gmelin, 1791)
Lapa Común
Family: Nacellidae
Order: Patellogastropoda
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia
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Nacella magellanica is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

 The length of the shell attains 47 mm.

Distribution: This marine species occurs off Cape Horn, Chili.

Source: Wikipedia, article Nacella magellanica. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
156413412/03/2022ChileRegión de Los LagosPuñihuil, ChiloéNicolas Olejnik
156413928/02/2022ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaPunta ArenasNicolas Olejnik
114355907/10/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoNicolas Olejnik
140944026/02/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzCaleta OliviaNicolas Olejnik
85690424/10/2018ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaNicolas Olejnik
85690722/10/2018ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque Nacional Tierra del FuegoNicolas Olejnik
71819923/03/2018ArgentinaChubutComodoro RivadaviaNicolas Olejnik
71961110/03/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 3 entre Caleta Olivia y provincia de ChubutNicolas Olejnik
67367411/01/2018ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península ValdésNicolas Olejnik
141071306/01/2018ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynNicolas Olejnik
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Nacella magellanica – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 29/09/2026.