Medusafissurella dubia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Medusafissurella
Species:
M. dubia
Binomial name
Medusafissurella dubia
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amblychilepas dubia (Reeve, 1849)
  • Fissurella dubia Reeve, 1849
  • Fissuridea genevievae Dautzenberg, Ph., 192

Medusafissurella dubia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, better known as the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 16 mm and 36 mm.

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Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Kenya, Madagascar and South Africa.

References

  1. ^ a b Medusafissurella dubia (Reeve, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 January 2011.

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