Fissurella costata
Fissurella costata, common name : the costate keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Fissurella costata | |
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Top view of a shell of Fissurella costata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Fissurella |
Species: | F. costata |
Binomial name | |
Fissurella costata Lesson, 1831 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 90 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Peru and Chile.
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References
- Fissurella costata Lesson, 1831 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
External links
- McLean J.H. (1984) Systematics of Fissurella in the Peruvian and Magellanic faunal provinces (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 354: 1–70, p. 49. (29 October 1984)
- "Fissurella (Fissurella) costata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
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