Fissurella radiosa

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

Fissurella radiosa
Fissurella radiosa tixierae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. radiosa
Binomial name
Fissurella radiosa
Lesson, 1831
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurella darwinii Reeve, 1849
  • Fissurella dozei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Fissurella exquisita Reeve, 1850
  • Fissurella grisea Reeve, 1849
  • Fissurella nigra Philippi, 1845 (Invalid: junior homonym of Fissurella nigra Lesson, 1831; Fissurella philippii is a replacement name)
  • Fissurella philippiana Reeve, 1850
  • Fissurella philippii Hupé, 1854
  • Fissurella polygona Sowerby, 1862
  • Fissurella tixierae Métivier, 1969

Two subspecies :

  • Fissurella radiosa radiosa Lesson, 1831 (represented as Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831)
  • Fissurella radiosa tixierae Métivier, 1969

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland islands and the Straits of Magellan of Argentina and Tierra del Fuego.

  • Fissurella radiosa tixierae The view of a specimen from below.
    Fissurella radiosa tixierae The view of a specimen from below.
  • Fissurella radiosa tixierae The same specimen, with a view from the side.
    Fissurella radiosa tixierae The same specimen, with a view from the side.

References
  1. Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2011.
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