Biology:Fissurella mutabilis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Fissurella mutabilis | |
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Fissurella mutabilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Fissurella |
Species: | F. mutabilis
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Binomial name | |
Fissurella mutabilis Sowerby, 1834
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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
- ↑ Fissurella mutabilis Sowerby, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216280
External links
- "Fissurella mutabilis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_47904.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5455273 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fissurella mutabilis.
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