Amblychilepas javanicensis, commonly known as the rayed keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Amblychilepas |
| Species: | A. javanicensis
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| Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822)
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Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 31 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Southern Queensland, Western Australia and off Tasmania, living in sand in open but sheltered waters in the subtidal zone from low water to depths of about 20 m.
References
edit- ^ Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 January 2013.
External links
edit- "Amblychilepas javanicensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.