Pupillaea aperta
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| Pupillaea aperta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Pupillaea |
| Species: | P. aperta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pupillaea aperta (Sowerby I, 1825) | |
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Pupillaea aperta, common name the mantled keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
The size of the shell varies between 23 mm and 50 mm.
Pupillaea aperta has a flattened shell with an aperture on the peak. It also varies in color.[2]
