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Fissurella rosea

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Fissurella rosea
Fissurella rosea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. rosea
Binomial name
Fissurella rosea
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Fissurella huttoni Suter, 1906
  • Fissurella lilacina Lamarck, 1822
  • Fissurella squamosa Hutton, 1873
  • Fissurella (Cremides) rosea (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Fissurella sculpta Pilsbry, 1890
  • Lucapina itapema Ihering, H. von, 1927
  • Patella rubeola Röding, 1798

Fissurella rosea, common name the rosy keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Brasil.

Fissurella rosea, basal view

References

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  • 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.
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  • "Fissurella (Cremides) rosea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.