Biology:Fissurella fischeri

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Fissurella fischeri
Fissurella fischeri (MNHN-IM-2000-4764).jpeg
Shell of Fissurella fischeri (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. fischeri
Binomial name
Fissurella fischeri
F. Salvat, 1967

Fissurella fischeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The size of the shell attains 9.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.

References

  • Salvat, F., 1967. Campagne de la Calypso aux Iles du Cap Vert (1959). 8. Mollusques. Introduction. - Fissurellidae. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique 45(2): 19-31

Wikidata ☰ Q5455263 entry