Fissurella fascicularis, common name the wobbly keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
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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: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. fascicularis
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| Fissurella fascicularis Lamarck, 1822
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Fissurella (Clypidella) fascicularis Lamarck, 1822 | |
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 32 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.
References edit
- ^ Fissurella fascicularis Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fissurella fascicularis.
- "Fissurella (Clypidella) fascicularis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.