Fissurella fascicularis
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| A collection of shells of Fissurella fascicularis (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | F. fascicularis
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| Fissurella fascicularis Lamarck, 1822
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Fissurella (Clypidella) fascicularis Lamarck, 1822 | |
Fissurella fascicularis, common name the wobbly keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 32 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.
References
- ^ Fissurella fascicularis Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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