Biology:Fissurella mutabilis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Fissurella mutabilis
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Fissurella mutabilis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. mutabilis
Binomial name
Fissurella mutabilis
Sowerby, 1834

Fissurella mutabilis, common name Cape keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail that is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae which are keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The size of the shell reaches 18 mm.

Distribution

Fissurella mutabilis is commonly found off the coast in Madagascar , Namibia, and South Africa .[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5455273 entry