Fissurella punctata
Fissurella punctata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
| Fissurella punctata | |
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| Three shells of Fissurella punctata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Fissurellinae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella punctata Pérez Farfante, 1943 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fissurella punctata var. rosea Nowell-Usticke, G.W., 1969 | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 27 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, USA and the Bahamas; off Antigua.
References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurella punctata Pérez Farfante, 1943. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532848 on 2012-12-31
External links
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Fissurella punctata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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