Fissurella peruviana, common name : the Peruvian Keyhole Limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Fissurella peruviana
Shells of Fissurella peruviana (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. peruviana
Binomial name
Fissurella peruviana
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurella affinis Gray in Sowerby, 1835
  • Fissurella clypeus Sowerby, 1835
  • Fissurella occidens Gould, 1846
  • Fissurella papudana Ramirez-Boehme, 1974
  • Fissurella subrotunda Deshayes, 1830

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Peru and Chile.

References

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  1. ^ a b Fissurella peruviana Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
  • Ramírez-Böhme [= Ramírez Boehme] J. (1974) Nuevas especies chilenas de Lucapina, Fissurella y Collisella (Mollusca, Archaeogastropoda). Boletin, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural [Santiago de Chile] 33: 15-34
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