Fissurella nigra
Fissurella nigra, common name the black keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]
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| Two views of a shell of Fissurella nigra (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. nigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella nigra Lesson, 1831 | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 110 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific from Paru to the Strait of Magellan (but not off the Galapagos Islands)
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurella nigra Lesson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532846 on 2012-12-31
- McLean J.H. (1984) Systematics of Fissurella in the Peruvian and Magellanic faunal provinces (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 354: 1-70. (29 October 1984)
External links
- To Antarctic Invertebrates
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Fissurella (Fissurella) nigra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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