Fissurella verna
| Fissurella verna | |
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| Top view of the shell of Fissurella verna (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. verna
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| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella verna Gould, 1846
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Fissurella verna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 51 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes. It is considered part of the endemic fissurellid fauna of the islands.[1]
References
- ^ a b Fissurella verna Gould, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fissurella verna.
- "Fissurella (Fissurella) verna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.