Fissurella cumingi

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

Fissurella cumingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Fissurellinae
Genus:
Fissurella
Species:
F. cumingi
Binomial name
Fissurella cumingi
Reeve, 1849
Synonyms[1]

Fissurella stellata Reeve, 1850

    Description

    The size of an adult shell varies between 80 mm and 100 mm.

    Distribution

    This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Chile.

    References
    1. Fissurella cumingi Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
    • 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, p. 49. (29 October 1984)
    • "Fissurella (Fissurella) cumingi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.


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