Cosmetalepas concatenata
Appearance
Pitted keyhole limpet | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Cosmetalepas |
Species: | C. concatenata
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Binomial name | |
Cosmetalepas concatenata (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Cosmetalepas concatenata, common name the pitted keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 22 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off New South Wales to Abrolhos Islands and off Tasmania.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Cosmetalepas concatenata (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590894 on 2012-12-31
External links
[edit]- World Register of Marine Species
- "Cosmetalepas concatenatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.