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Fissurella rosea

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Phylum
  
Superfamily
  
Fissurelloidea

Subfamily
  
Fissurellinae

Rank
  
Species

Fissurella rosea

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


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