Pupillaea aperta

Pupillaea aperta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Pupillaea
Species:	P. aperta
Binomial name
Pupillaea aperta (Sowerby, 1825)
Synonyms[1]
Fissurella aperta Sowerby, 1825 Fissurellidea aperta (Sowerby, 1825)

Pupillaea aperta, common name the mantled 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 23 mm and 50 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Namibia to North Transkei, South Africa.

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References[]

• Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 36
• Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 12
• Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.

External links[]

• "Fissurellidea aperta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg