Fissurella cumingi
| Fissurella cumingi | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea
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| Species: | F. cumingi
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| Fissurella cumingi Reeve, 1849
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Fissurella stellata Reeve, 1850 | |
Fissurella cumingi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description[]
The size of an adult shell varies between 80 mm and 100 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Chile.
References[]
- ^ a b Fissurella cumingi Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
External links[]
- McLean J.H. (1984) Systematics of Fissurella in the Peruvian and Magellanic faunal provinces (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 354: 1–70, p. 49. (29 October 1984)
- "Fissurella (Fissurella) cumingi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
Categories:
- Fissurellidae
- Gastropods described in 1849
- Endemic fauna of Chile
- Fissurellidae stubs