Fissurella radiosa
| Fissurella radiosa | |
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| Fissurella radiosa tixierae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. radiosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fissurella radiosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Two subspecies :
- Fissurella radiosa radiosa Lesson, 1831 (represented as Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831)
- Fissurella radiosa tixierae Métivier, 1969
Description[edit]
The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 55 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland islands and the Straits of Magellan of Argentina and Tierra del Fuego.
Gallery[edit]
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Fissurella radiosa tixierae The view of a specimen from below. -
Fissurella radiosa tixierae The same specimen, with a view from the side.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fissurella radiosa.
- Philippi, [R.] A. (1845). Diagnosen einiger neuen Conchylien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 11: 50-71
- 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. (29 October 1984 Archived 2 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Griffiths, H.J.; Linse, K.; Crame, J.A. (2003). SOMBASE - Southern Ocean mollusc database: a tool for biogeographic analysis in diversity and evolution. Organisms Diversity and Evolution. 3: 207-213
- "Fissurella (Fissurella) radiosa radiosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.