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Fissurella nigra

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
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Fissurelloidea

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Fissurella nigra

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Fissurella, Fissurella picta, Fissurella costata, Fissurella maxima, Fissurella latimarginata

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.

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Description

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

Distribution

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

References

Fissurella nigra Wikipedia


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