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Fissurella salvatiana

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Fissurella salvatiana
Shell of Fissurella salvatiana (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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F. salvatiana
Binomial name
Fissurella salvatiana
Christiaens, 1982
Synonyms

Fissurella foresti F. Salvat, 1967 (invalid: junior homonym of Fissurella foresti Michaud, 1877; F. salvatiana is a replacement name)

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References

  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.