Fissurella peruviana
| Fissurella peruviana | |
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| Shells of Fissurella peruviana (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. peruviana
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| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella peruviana Lamarck, 1822
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm. The shell structure consists of radial ribs with a foramen at the apex. [2] There is a prominent horseshoe-shaped muscle attachment in the interior.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Peru and Chile generally in the intertidal zone, but occasionally found in the subtidal zone.[2]
References
- ^ a b Fissurella peruviana Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
- ^ a b McLean, James H. (29 October 1984). "Systematics of Fissurella in the Peruvian and Magellanic faunal provinces (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)". Contributions in science. 354: 1–70. doi:10.5962/p.226839. ISSN 0459-8113.
- Ramírez-Böhme [= Ramírez Boehme] J. (1974) Nuevas especies chilenas de Lucapina, Fissurella y Collisella (Mollusca, Archaeogastropoda). Boletin, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural [Santiago de Chile] 33: 15-34
External links
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- Sowerby, G. B., I; Sowerby, G. B., II. (1832-1841). The conchological illustrations or, Coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London, privately published
- 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: 123–128
- McLean J.H. (1984) Systematics of Fissurella in the Peruvian and Magellanic faunal provinces (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 354: 1–70, p. 49. (29 October 1984) Archived 2 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- "Fissurella (Fissurella) peruviana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.