Fissurella radiosa
| Fissurella radiosa | |
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| Fissurella radiosa tixierae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Fissurellinae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. radiosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- 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.
Gallery
Fissurella radiosa tixierae The view of a specimen from below.
Fissurella radiosa tixierae The same specimen, with a view from the side.
References
- 1 2 Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
External links
- [ 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]
- gastropods.com : Fissurella (Fissurella) radiosa radiosa; accessed : 21 April 2011
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