Fissurella fascicularis

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]

Fissurella fascicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Fissurellinae
Genus:
Fissurella
Species:
F. fascicularis
Binomial name
Fissurella fascicularis
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms

Fissurella (Clypidella) fascicularis Lamarck, 1822

Description

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.

References
  1. Fissurella fascicularis Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • 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.
  • "Fissurella (Clypidella) fascicularis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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