Pupillaea aperta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Pupillaea
Species:	P. aperta
Binomial name
Pupillaea aperta (Sowerby, 1825)
Synonyms[1]
Fissurella aperta Sowerby, 1825 Fissurellidea aperta (Sowerby, 1825)

Pupillaea aperta, common name the mantled 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 23 mm and 50 mm.

Pupillaea aperta has a flattened shell with an aperture on the peak. It also varies in color.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Namibia to North Transkei, South Africa.

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