Fissurella gaillardi

Fissurella gaillardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1] It occurs in Cape Verde.[1]

Fissurella gaillardi
Shell of Fissurella gaillardi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. gaillardi
Binomial name
Fissurella gaillardi
F. Salvat, 1967

Description

The size of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References

  • Salvat, F., 1967. Campagne de la Calypso aux Iles du Cap Vert (1959). 8. Mollusques. Intoduction. - Fissurellidae. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique 45(2): 19-31
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.



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