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Fissurella radiosa

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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

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

Distribution

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

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

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Fissurella radiosa: Brief Summary

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

Two subspecies :

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