Fissurella salvatiana
Fissurella salvatiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
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| Shell of Fissurella salvatiana (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | F. salvatiana |
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| Fissurella salvatiana Christiaens, 1982 | |
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Fissurella foresti F. Salvat, 1967 (invalid: junior homonym of Fissurella foresti Michaud, 1877; F. salvatiana is a replacement name) | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.
References
- Fissurella salvatiana Christiaens, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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