Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Fissurellidae Scientific name Fissurella rosea | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Fissurelloidea Subfamily Fissurellinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Fissurella angusta, Lucapina, Fissurella barbadensis, Fissurella nodosa, Lucapinella | ||
Fissurella rosea, common name the rosy 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 the shell varies between 17 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Brasil.
References
Fissurella rosea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA