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Fissurella nigra

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Fissurella nigra
Two views of a shell of Fissurella nigra (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Fissurellinae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. nigra
Binomial name
Fissurella nigra
Lesson, 1831
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurella grandis Sowerby, 1835
  • Fissurella violacea Rathke, 1833

Fissurella nigra, common name the black keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Pacific from Paru to the Strait of Magellan (but not off the Galapagos Islands)

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurella nigra Lesson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532846 on 2012-12-31
  2. ^ 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)
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  • Antarctic Invertebrates
  • Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Fissurella (Fissurella) nigra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.