Fissurella mutabilis
| Fissurella mutabilis | |
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| Fissurella mutabilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 I, 1834
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Fissurella mutabilis, common name Cape keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, specifically in the family Fissurellidae (keyhole limpets).[1]
Description
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The size of the shell reaches 18 mm.
Distribution
[edit]F. mutabilis is commonly found off the coast in Madagascar, Namibia, and South Africa. It is confirmed to be present near Île Amsterdam and Île St. Paul; samples have also been found near the Kerguelen Islands and on the high seas in the South Atlantic.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fissurella mutabilis.
- "Fissurella mutabilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.