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Fissurella gaillardi

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Fissurella gaillardi
Shell of Fissurella gaillardi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. gaillardi
Binomial name
Fissurella gaillardi
F. Salvat, 1967

Fissurella gaillardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1] It occurs in Cape Verde.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References

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  1. ^ a b Fissurella gaillardi F. Salvat, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
  • Salvat, F., 1967. Campagne de la Calypso aux Iles du Cap Vert (1959). 8. Mollusques. Introduction. - Fissurellidae. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique 45(2): 19-31
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.