Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Fissurellidae Scientific name Pupillaea aperta | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Fissurelloidea Subfamily Emarginullinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Fissurella mutabilis, Fissurella picta, Fissurella maxima, Fissurella volcano, Fissurella nubecula | ||
Pupillaea aperta, common name the mantled 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 23 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Namibia to North Transkei, South Africa.
References
Pupillaea aperta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA