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Fissurella radiosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Fissurellidae

Scientific name
  
Fissurella radiosa

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Fissurelloidea

Subfamily
  
Fissurellinae

Rank
  
Species

Fissurella radiosa

Similar
  
Fissurella peruviana, Fissurella costata, Fissurella picta, Fissurella maxima, Fissurella latimarginata

Fissurella radiosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

Contents

Two subspecies :

  • Fissurella radiosa radiosa Lesson, 1831
  • Fissurella radiosa tixierae Métivier, 1969
  • Description

    The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 55 mm.

    Distribution

    This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland islands and the Straits of Magellan of Argentina and Tierra del Fuego.

    References

    Fissurella radiosa Wikipedia