Fissurellidea patagonica
| Fissurellidea patagonica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Fissurellidea |
| Species: | F. patagonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Fissurellidea patagonica (Strebel, 1907) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Fissurellidea patagonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[2][3]
Description
The size of the shell reaches 22. 5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Uruguay to Tierra del Fuego; off the Falklands
References
- ↑ Strebel, H. 1907. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna der Magalhaen-Provinz. No. 5. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 25: 79-196, pls. 1-8.
- 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurellidea patagonica (Strebel, 1907). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532851 on 2012-12-31
- ↑ McLean J.H. (1984) Shell reduction and loss in fissurellids: A review of genera and species in the Fissurellidea group. American Malacological Bulletin 2: 21-34.
External links
| External identifiers for Fissurellidea patagonica | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4954493 |
| WoRMS | 532851 |
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Fissurellidea patagonica
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