Fissurella bridgesii
Fissurella bridgesii | |
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Top view of a shell of Fissurella bridgesii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Fissurella |
Species: | F. bridgesii |
Binomial name | |
Fissurella bridgesii Reeve, 1849 | |
Fissurella bridgesii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Central Chile.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Fissurella bridgesii Reeve, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570520 on 2012-12-31
- ↑ McLean J.H. (1984) Systematics of Fissurella in the Peruvian and Magellanic faunal provinces (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 354: 1-70. (29 October 1984)
External links
External identifiers for Fissurella bridgesii | |
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WoRMS | 570520 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
- To World Register of Marine Species
- gastropods.com: Fissurella bridgesi
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