Biology:Amblychilepas nigrita
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Amblychilepas |
| Species: | A. nigrita
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| Amblychilepas nigrita (Sowerby, 1834)[1]
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Amblychilepas nigrita, common name the black keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off southern Queensland, Western Australia and off Tasmania in shallow water under stones.
References
- ↑ Sowerby, 1834, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 127
- ↑ Amblychilepas nigrita (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2013.
External links
- Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, vol. 27, 1966, p. 207
- "Amblychilepas nigrita" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_6693.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q4741558 entry
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