| Amblychilepas platyactis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Amblychilepas |
| Species: | A. platyactis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblychilepas platyactis McLean & Lilburn, 1986 | |
| Synonyms | |
Amblychilepas scutellum(non-Gmelin, 1791) | |
Amblychilepas platyactis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. [1]
The size of this species varies between 11 mm and 25 mm.
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This marine species occurs off West Cape to East London, South Africa
Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda. Their common name derives from the small hole in the apex of their cone-like shells. Although superficially resembling "true" limpets, they are in fact not closely related to them.
Altrix trifolium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
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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.
Clathrosepta depressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Cornisepta levinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Cornisepta verenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Manganesepta hessleri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Scutus unguis, common name the northern duck's bill, is a species of large sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Amblychilepas is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Cornisepta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Profundisepta 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.
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