Fissurella nubecula

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Fissurella nubecula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. nubecula
Binomial name
Fissurella nubecula
Synonyms
  • Fissurella cinnabrinaCosta O.G., 1839
  • Fissurella lilacinaCosta O.G., 1839
  • Fissurella mondelloensisde Gregorio, 1885
  • Fissurella nubecula var. ellipticaPallary, 1900
  • Fissurella philippiiRequien, 1848
  • Fissurella viridisCosta O.G., 1839
  • Patella nubecula Linnaeus, 17588
  • Patella rosea Gmelin, 1791

Fissurella nubecula, common name the cloudy 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 10 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, West Africa and Angola.

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