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Fissurella mutabilis

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Species of gastropod

Fissurella mutabilis
Fissurella mutabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species: F. mutabilis
Binomial name
Fissurella mutabilis
Sowerby, 1834

Fissurella mutabilis, common name Cape keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail that is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae which are keyhole limpets.

Description

The size of the shell reaches 18 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2013)

Distribution

Fissurella mutabilis is commonly found off the coast in Madagascar, Namibia, and South Africa.

References

  1. Fissurella mutabilis Sowerby, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216280

External links

Taxon identifiers
Fissurella mutabilis


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