Fissurella fascicularis

Fissurella fascicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Fissurelloidea
Family:	Fissurellidae
Subfamily:	Fissurellinae
Genus:	Fissurella
Species:	F. fascicularis
Binomial name
	Fissurella fascicularis; Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms
	Fissurella (Clypidella) fascicularis Lamarck, 1822

Fissurella fascicularis, common name the wobbly keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.^[1]

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.

References[]

^ Fissurella fascicularis Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links[]

"Fissurella (Clypidella) fascicularis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Fissurella fascicularis Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

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