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.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Amblychilepas |
| Species: | A. nigrita
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Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off southern Queensland, Western Australia and off Tasmania in shallow water under stones.
References edit
- ^ Sowerby, 1834, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 127
- ^ Amblychilepas nigrita (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2013.
External links edit
- Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, vol. 27, 1966, p. 207
- "Amblychilepas nigrita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.