Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Fissurellidae Scientific name Fissurella maxima | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Fissurelloidea Subfamily Fissurellinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Fissurella, Fissurella latimarginata, Fissurella costata, Fissurella picta, Fissurella peruviana | ||
Fissurella maxima, common name : the giant keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 60 and 138 millimeters.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Ecuador and Tierra del Fuego.
References
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