Fissurella maxima

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Fissurella maxima
Fissurella maxima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. maxima
Binomial name
Fissurella maxima
Sowerby, 1834
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurella concinna Philippi, 1845
  • Fissurella hondurasensis Reeve, 1849
  • Fissurella solida Philippi, 1845

Fissurella maxima, common name : the giant keyhole limpet, is a

mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 60 and 138 millimeters.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Ecuador and Tierra del Fuego.

Fissurella maxima, view from beneath

References

External links

  • McLean J.H. (1984) Systematics of Fissurella in the Peruvian and Magellanic faunal provinces (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 354: 1–70, p. 49. (29 October 1984) Archived 2 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  • "Fissurella (Fissurella) maxima". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.