Fissurella natalensis
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Species: | F. natalensis
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Fissurella natalensis Krauss, 1848
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Diodora natalensis (Krauss, 1848) |
Fissurella natalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa.
References
- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurella natalensis Krauss, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216281 on 2012-08-21
- W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 36
- Abbott, R.T. & S.P. Dance (1986). Compendium of sea shells. American Malacologists, Inc:Melbourne, Florida
- teyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 10