Fissurella alabastrites
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Shells of Fissurella alabastrites (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
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Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Fissurella |
Species: | F. alabastrites
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Binomial name | |
Fissurella alabastrites Reeve, 1849
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Fissurella alabastrites is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Distribution[]
Fissurella alabastrites is found in the waters around Cape Verde and Sierra Leone.[2]
Description[]
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 44 mm.
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References[]
- ^ Fissurella alabastrites Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
- ^ GBIF. "Fissurella alabastrites Reeve, 1849 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links[]
- "Fissurella alabastrites". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Categories:
- Fissurellidae
- Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
- Gastropods of Cape Verde
- Invertebrates of West Africa
- Gastropods described in 1849
- Fissurellidae stubs