Fissurella radiosa

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

Fissurella radiosa
Fissurella radiosa tixierae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Fissurellinae
Genus:
Fissurella
Species:
F. radiosa
Binomial name
Fissurella radiosa
Lesson, 1831
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurella darwinii Reeve, 1849
  • Fissurella dozei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Fissurella exquisita Reeve, 1850
  • Fissurella grisea Reeve, 1849
  • Fissurella nigra Philippi, 1845 (Invalid: junior homonym of Fissurella nigra Lesson, 1831; Fissurella philippii is a replacement name)
  • Fissurella philippiana Reeve, 1850
  • Fissurella philippii Hupé, 1854
  • Fissurella polygona Sowerby, 1862
  • Fissurella tixierae Métivier, 1969

Two subspecies :

  • Fissurella radiosa radiosa Lesson, 1831
  • Fissurella radiosa tixierae Métivier, 1969

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland islands and the Straits of Magellan of Argentina and Tierra del Fuego.

  • Fissurella radiosa tixierae The view of a specimen from below.
  • Fissurella radiosa tixierae The same specimen, with a view from the side.

References
  1. Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831. 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. (29 October 1984]
  • "Fissurella (Fissurella) radiosa radiosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.


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