Fissurella salvatiana
Fissurella salvatiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
| Fissurella salvatiana | |
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| Shell of Fissurella salvatiana (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. salvatiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella salvatiana Christiaens, 1982 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fissurella foresti F. Salvat, 1967 (invalid: junior homonym of Fissurella foresti Michaud, 1877; F. salvatiana is a replacement name) | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.
References
- Fissurella salvatiana Christiaens, 1982. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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