Fissurella mutabilis

Fissurella mutabilis
Fissurella mutabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. mutabilis
Binomial name
Fissurella mutabilis
Sowerby, 1834

Fissurella mutabilis, common name Cape keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail that is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae which are keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The size of the shell reaches 18 mm.

Distribution

Fissurella mutabilis is commonly found off the coast in Madagascar, Namibia, and South Africa.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fissurella mutabilis Sowerby, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216280
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