Fissurella cumingi

Fissurella cumingi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Fissurella cumingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Fissurellinae
Genus:
Fissurella
Species:
F. cumingi
Binomial name
Fissurella cumingi
Reeve, 1849
Synonyms[1]

Fissurella stellata Reeve, 1850

    Description

    The size of an adult shell varies between 80 mm and 100 mm.

    Distribution

    This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Chile.

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    References
    1. Fissurella cumingi Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
    • 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) cumingi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.


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