Biology:Amblychilepas platyactis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Amblychilepas platyactis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Amblychilepas
Species:
A. platyactis
Binomial name
Amblychilepas platyactis
McLean & Kilburn, 1986
Synonyms

Amblychilepas scutellum (non-Gmelin, 1791)

Amblychilepas platyactis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The size of this species varies between 11 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West Cape to East London, South Africa

References

  • 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4741560 entry