Nacella magellanica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Nacellidae
Genus:	Nacella
Species:	N. magellanica
Binomial name
Nacella magellanica (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
Nacella chiloensis (Reeve, 1855) Nacella venosa (Reeve, 1855) Patella atramentosa Reeve, 1854 Patella chiloensis Reeve, 1855 Patella magellanica Gmelin, 1791 (original combination) Patella meridionalis Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885 Patella metallica Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885 Patella pupillata Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885 Patella tincta Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885 Patella venosa Reeve, 1854 Patinella aenea var. minor Strebel, 1907

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.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 47 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cape Horn, Chili.