Fissurella radiosa
Appearance
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Fissurella radiosa tixierae | |
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Species: | F. radiosa
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Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
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Fissurella radiosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Two subspecies :
- Fissurella radiosa radiosa Lesson, 1831
- Fissurella radiosa tixierae Métivier, 1969
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 55 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland islands and the Straits of Magellan of Argentina and Tierra del Fuego.
Gallery
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Fissurella radiosa tixierae The view of a specimen from below.
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Fissurella radiosa tixierae The same specimen, with a view from the side.
References
- ^ a b Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
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. (29 October 1984]
- "Fissurella (Fissurella) radiosa radiosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
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