Pupillaea aperta
| Pupillaea aperta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Pupillaea |
| Species: | P. aperta
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| Binomial name | |
| Pupillaea aperta (Sowerby, 1825)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Pupillaea aperta, common name the mantled keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 23 mm and 50 mm.
Pupillaea aperta has a flattened shell with an aperture on the peak. It also varies in color.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Namibia to North Transkei, South Africa.
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Shell
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pupillaea aperta (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Pupillaea aperta". Reef Life Survey | Reef Species of the World. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 36
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 12
- Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.
External links
[edit]- "Fissurellidea aperta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg