Pupillaea aperta
Species of gastropod
Pupillaea aperta | |
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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] | |
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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References
- ^ a b Pupillaea aperta (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Pupillaea aperta". Reef Life Survey | Reef Species of the World. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 36
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 12
- Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.
External links
- "Fissurellidea aperta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
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