Fissurella coarctata
Species of gastropod
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Fissurella coarctata, also known as the compressed keyhole limpet,[2] is a species of marine gastropod in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2][3]
| Fissurella coarctata | |
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| Top view and basal view of a shell of Fissurella coarctata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. coarctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella coarctata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fissurella taeniata Sowerby, G.B. II, 1867 | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 40 mm.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde and Senegal.[2]
