Fissurella rosea
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| Fissurella rosea | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea
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| Species: | F. rosea
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| Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1791)
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Fissurella rosea, common name the rosy 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 17 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Brasil.
Fissurella rosea, basal view
References[]
- ^ Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1791). 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 (Cremides) rosea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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Categories:
- Fissurellidae
- Gastropods described in 1791
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
- Fissurellidae stubs