Biology:Fissurella alabastrites
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Fissurella alabastrites | |
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| Shells of Fissurella alabastrites (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. alabastrites
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| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella alabastrites Reeve, 1849
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Fissurella alabastrites is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Distribution
Fissurella alabastrites is found in the waters around Cape Verde and Sierra Leone.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 44 mm.
References
- ↑ Fissurella alabastrites Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
- ↑ GBIF. "Fissurella alabastrites Reeve, 1849 - Checklist View". https://www.gbif.org/species/4357836.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
- "Fissurella alabastrites" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_40317.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5455250 entry
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