| Fissurella mutabilis | |
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| Fissurella mutabilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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, specifically in the family Fissurellidae (keyhole limpets). [1]
The size of the shell reaches 18 mm.
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F. mutabilis is commonly found off the coast in Madagascar, Namibia, and South Africa. It is confirmed to be present near Île Amsterdam and Île St. Paul; samples have also been found near the Kerguelen Islands and on the high seas in the South Atlantic. [2]