Fissurella mutabilis

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

Fissurella mutabilis
Fissurella mutabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Fissurellinae
Genus:
Fissurella
Species:
F. mutabilis
Binomial name
Fissurella mutabilis
Sowerby, 1834

Description

The size of the shell reaches 18 mm.

Distribution

Fissurella mutabilis is commonly found off the coast in Madagascar, Namibia, and South Africa.[2]

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References
  1. Fissurella mutabilis Sowerby, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  2. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216280
  • "Fissurella mutabilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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