Fissurella latimarginata
Fissurella latimarginata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
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Species: | F. latimarginata |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Peru and Chile.
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References
- Fissurella latimarginata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
- Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218
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Fissurella latimarginata, view from beneath
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) latimarginata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
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