Altrix trifolium

Altrix trifolium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1][2]

Altrix trifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Genus:
Altrix
Species:
A. trifolium
Binomial name
Altrix trifolium
(Dall, 1881)

Description

The shell can grow to be 12 mm to 28 mm in length.[3]

Distribution

Altrix trifolium can be found off of Yucatán, Colombia, and Barbados. It lives at a depth of 256 m to 1170 m.[3][4]

References
  1. Altrix trifolium (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  2. McLean, James H.; Geiger, Daniel L. (1998). "New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae)" (PDF). Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 475: 1–32. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. "Altrix trifolium". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. Felder, Darryl L.; Camp, David K. (29 June 2009). Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Volume I, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-60344-094-3.


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