Fissurella formosa

Fissurella formosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. formosa
Binomial name
Fissurella formosa
Salvat, 1967

Fissurella formosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. The species original name was Fissurella formosa F. Salvat.[1]

Description

Shell size varies between 11–21 mm.[2]

Distribution

Fissurella formosa is chiefly distributed around West Africa, especially in the region of Cape Verde.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fissurella formosa Salvat, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b Salvat, F. (1967). "Fissurella formosa". Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.