| Amblychilepas nigrita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Amblychilepas |
| Species: | A. nigrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblychilepas nigrita (G.B. Sowerby I, 1834) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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. [1]
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is oval and flattened, with slightly compressed sides and gently raised extremities. Internally, it is white, featuring thickened posterior and lateral margins. Externally, the shell is black, adorned with fine radial striations. The dorsal aperture is large, oval in shape, and bordered by a smooth, white margin. [2]
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off southern Queensland, Western Australia and off Tasmania in shallow water under stones.
Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.
Diodora is a genus of small to medium-sized keyhole limpet in the family Fissurellidae.
Fissurella is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Fissurellinae of the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
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.
Amblychilepas platyactis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Emarginula crassa, the thick slit limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Amblychilepas is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Medusafissurella is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Dendrofissurella is a monotypic genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Fissurella oriens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Fissurella peruviana, common name : the Peruvian Keyhole Limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Fissurella picta, common name: the painted keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Diodora jukesii, common name Jukes' keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Fissurella microtrema, common name the rugose slit limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Fissurella virescens, also known as the green Panama keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Diodora rueppellii, common name the Rüppell's keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Amblychilepas compressa, commonly known as the rayed keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Amblychilepas crucis, commonly known as the crossed keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Amblychilepas oblonga, common name the oblong keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Amblychilepas omicron, common name the oblong keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
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