Fissurella oriens
| Fissurella oriens |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Mollusca |
| Class: |
Gastropoda |
| (unranked): |
clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: |
Fissurelloidea |
| Family: |
Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: |
Fissurellinae |
| Genus: |
Fissurella |
| Species: |
F. oriens |
| Binomial name |
Fissurella oriens
G.B. Sowerby I, 1834 |
| Synonyms[1] |
- Fissurella alba Philippi, 1845
- Fissurella arenicola Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
- Fissurella australis Philippi, 1845
- Fissurella cheullina Ramirez-Boehme, 1974
- Fissurella doellojuradoi Perez-Farfante, 1952
- Fissurella flavida Philippi, 1857
- Fissurella fulvescens G.B. Sowerby I, 1835
- Fissurella hedeia Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
- Fissurella mexicana G.B. Sowerby I, 1835
- Fissurella oblonga Ramirez-Boehme, 1974
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Fissurella oriens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
There are two subspecies known :
- Fissurella oriens fulvescens G.B. Sowerby I, 1835 : found in the Pacific Ocean along Chile.
- Fissurella oriens oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834 : the Rising Sun Keyhole Limpet; found along the Falkland Islands and Isla Chiloé, Chile
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 70 mm.
Distribution
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