Amblychilepas javanicensis

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Amblychilepas javanicensis
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Amblychilepas
Species:
A. javanicensis
Binomial name
Amblychilepas javanicensis
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Fissurella javanicensis Lamarck, 1822 (original combination )
  • Fissurella scutellumGray, 1835
  • Fissurella tasmaniensisBonnet, 1864 ·
  • Fissurella trapezina Sowerby, 1835

Amblychilepas javanicensis, commonly known as the rayed keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 31 mm.

Originally described in Latin as Fissurella trapezina, the shell has a somewhat trapezoidal shape with rounded angles, narrowing toward the front and appearing flattened, with slightly raised extremities. Internally, it is white, featuring a muscle impression set near the edge and a thickened margin. Externally, the surface is faintly grooved concentrically and displays a pale color with brown radiating streaks. The dorsal aperture is large and broad, widening toward the front. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off southern Queensland, Western Australia and off Tasmania, living in sand in open but sheltered waters in the subtidal zone from low water to depths of about 20 m.

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Basal view

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References

  1. Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 January 2025.
  2. Sowerby, G.B. I (1835). "Characters of shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1834: 126. Retrieved 14 January 2025.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .