original description
(of Patella dira Reeve, 1855) Reeve, L. A. (1854-1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Patella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 8, pls 1-42 and unpaginated tex. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, May 1855; pls 2-15, October 1854; pls 16-24, December 1854; pls 25-32, January 1855; pls 33-40, March 1855; pls 41-42, May 1855]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11120573 [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment This species had been omitted by Powell (1973) in his monograph "Patellid limpets of the world". It is listed in WoRMS as a valid species of Cellana based on the opinion of Mary Agnes Wotton (pers. com. to P. Bouchet) [details]