Amblychilepas nigrita

Amblychilepas nigrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Amblychilepas
Species:	A. nigrita
Binomial name
	Amblychilepas nigrita; (Sowerby, 1834)
Synonyms
	Amblychilepas pritchardi Hedley, C., 1895; Fissurella nigrita Sowerby, 1834 (original combination);

Amblychilepas nigrita, common name the black keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.^[2]

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Southern Queensland, Western Australia and off Tasmania in shallow water under stones.

Basal view

References[]

^ Sowerby, 1834, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 127
^ Amblychilepas nigrita (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2013.

External links[]

Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, vol. 27, 1966, p.207
"Amblychilepas nigrita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[1] Sowerby, 1834, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 127

[WoRMS-2] Amblychilepas nigrita (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2013.

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