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Fissurella radiosa

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Fissurella radiosa
Fissurella radiosa tixierae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. radiosa
Binomial name
Fissurella radiosa
Lesson, 1831
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurella darwinii Reeve, 1849
  • Fissurella dozei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Fissurella exquisita Reeve, 1850
  • Fissurella grisea Reeve, 1849
  • Fissurella nigra Philippi, 1845 (Invalid: junior homonym of Fissurella nigra Lesson, 1831; Fissurella philippii is a replacement name)
  • Fissurella philippiana Reeve, 1850
  • Fissurella philippii Hupé, 1854
  • Fissurella polygona Sowerby, 1862
  • Fissurella tixierae Métivier, 1969

Fissurella radiosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Two subspecies :

  • Fissurella radiosa radiosa Lesson, 1831 (represented as Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831)
  • Fissurella radiosa tixierae Métivier, 1969

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland Islands and the Straits of Magellan of Argentina and Tierra del Fuego.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
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