Fissurella verna

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

Fissurella verna
Top view of the shell of Fissurella verna (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. verna
Binomial name
Fissurella verna
Gould, 1846

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 51 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.[1]

References

  1. Fissurella verna Gould, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • "Fissurella (Fissurella) verna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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