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Cosmetalepas africana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Fissurelloidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Fissurellidae

Cosmetalepas africana

Similar
  
Emarginula, Diodora, Fissurellidae, Fissurella

Cosmetalepas africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Cape Agulhas to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

References

Cosmetalepas africana Wikipedia