Fissurella coarctata

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

Fissurella coarctata
Top view and basal view of a shell of Fissurella coarctata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. coarctata
Binomial name
Fissurella coarctata
King, 1832
Synonyms

Fissurella taeniata Sowerby, G.B. II, 1867

Description

The size of the shell attains 35 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. Fissurella coarctata King, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
  • "Fissurella (Fissurella) coarctata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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