Lucapina sowerbii
Species of gastropod
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Lucapina sowerbii, common name Sowerby's fleshy limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
| Lucapina sowerbii | |
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| Top and underside view of a shell of Lucapina sowerbii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Lucapina |
| Species: | L. sowerbii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lucapina sowerbii (Sowerby I, 1835) | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil; in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.