Biology:Fissurella maxima

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Fissurella maxima
Fissurella maxima 002.jpg
Fissurella maxima
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. maxima
Binomial name
Fissurella maxima
Sowerby, 1834
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurella concinna Philippi, 1845
  • Fissurella hondurasensis Reeve, 1849
  • Fissurella solida Philippi, 1845

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 60 and 138 millimeters.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Ecuador and Tierra del Fuego.

Fissurella maxima, view from beneath

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5455270 entry