Fissurella fascicularis
Appearance
Fissurella fascicularis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Fissurella |
Species: | F. fascicularis
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Binomial name | |
Fissurella fascicularis Lamarck, 1822
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Synonyms | |
Fissurella (Clypidella) fascicularis Lamarck, 1822 |
Fissurella fascicularis, common name the wobbly keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 32 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.
References
[edit]- ^ Fissurella fascicularis Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
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- "Fissurella (Clypidella) fascicularis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.