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Fissurella nubecula

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Fissurella nubecula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. nubecula
Binomial name
Fissurella nubecula
Synonyms
  • Fissurella cinnabrina Costa O.G., 1839
  • Fissurella lilacina Costa O.G., 1839
  • Fissurella mondelloensis de Gregorio, 1885
  • Fissurella nubecula var. elliptica Pallary, 1900
  • Fissurella philippii Requien, 1848
  • Fissurella viridis Costa O.G., 1839
  • Patella nubecula Linnaeus, 17588
  • Patella rosea Gmelin, 1791

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

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, West Africa and Angola.

References

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  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
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