Fissurella punctata

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

Fissurella punctata
Three shells of Fissurella punctata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. punctata
Binomial name
Fissurella punctata
Pérez Farfante, 1943
Synonyms

Fissurella punctata var. rosea Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969

Description

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA and the Bahamas; off Antigua.

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References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurella punctata Pérez Farfante, 1943. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532848 on 2012-12-31
  • To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To ITIS
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Fissurella punctata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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