Cosmetalepas concatenata
| Pitted keyhole limpet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Cosmetalepas |
| Species: | C. concatenata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cosmetalepas concatenata (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cosmetalepas concatenata, common name the pitted keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 22 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off New South Wales to Abrolhos Islands and off Tasmania.
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Cosmetalepas concatenata (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590894 on 2012-12-31
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