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Fissurella picta

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

Two subspecies :

  • Fissurella picta lata Sowerby, 1835
  • Fissurella picta picta (Gmelin, 1791)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Ecuador and in the Atlantic Ocean along the Falkland Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b Fissurella picta (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
  • Ramírez-Böhme [= Ramírez Boehme] J. (1974) Nuevas especies chilenas de Lucapina, Fissurella y Collisella (Mollusca, Archaeogastropoda). Boletin, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural [Santiago de Chile] 33: 15-34
  • Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 36

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Fissurella picta: Brief Summary

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Fissurella picta, common name : the painted keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

Two subspecies :

Fissurella picta lata Sowerby, 1835 Fissurella picta picta (Gmelin, 1791)
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