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Fissurella formosa

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Species of gastropod

Fissurella formosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species: F. formosa
Binomial name
Fissurella formosa
Salvat, 1967

Fissurella formosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. The species original name was Fissurella formosa F. Salvat.

Description

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Shell size varies between 11–21 mm.

Distribution

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Fissurella formosa is chiefly distributed around West Africa, especially in the region of Cape Verde.

References

  1. Fissurella formosa Salvat, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Salvat, F. (1967). "Fissurella formosa". Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Fissurella formosa


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