Fissurella alabastrites

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

Fissurella alabastrites
Shells of Fissurella alabastrites (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. alabastrites
Binomial name
Fissurella alabastrites
Reeve, 1849
Synonyms
  • Fissurella (Cremides) nimbosa Thiele, 1891 (homonym of Fissurella nimbosa (Linnaeus, 1758) )
  • Fissurella keppeliana Sowerby, 1911

Distribution

Fissurella alabastrites is found in the waters around Cape Verde and Sierra Leone.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 44 mm.

References
  1. Fissurella alabastrites Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
  2. GBIF. "Fissurella alabastrites Reeve, 1849 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.


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