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Fissurella bravensis

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Fissurella bravensis
Shell of Fissurella bravensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. bravensis
Binomial name
Fissurella bravensis
F. Salvat, 1967

Fissurella bravensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5 mm (0.20 in).

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Cape Verde.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fissurella bravensis F. Salvat, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.