Fissurella nubecula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. nubecula
Binomial name
Fissurella nubecula
Synonyms
  • Fissurella cinnabrina Costa O.G., 1839
  • Fissurella lilacina Costa O.G., 1839
  • Fissurella mondelloensis de Gregorio, 1885
  • Fissurella nubecula var. elliptica Pallary, 1900
  • Fissurella philippii Requien, 1848
  • Fissurella viridis Costa O.G., 1839
  • Patella nubecula Linnaeus, 17588
  • Patella rosea Gmelin, 1791

Fissurella nubecula, common name the cloudy keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, West Africa and Angola.

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