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

Fissurella cumingi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. cumingi
Binomial name
Fissurella cumingi
Reeve, 1849
Synonyms[1]

Fissurella stellata Reeve, 1850

Description

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

Fissurella cumingi is a grazer and a host of Proctoeces lintoni and Proctoeces humboldti.[1]

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Chile.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fissurella cumingi Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
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  • 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) Archived 2 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  • "Fissurella (Fissurella) cumingi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.