Medusafissurella dubia
Medusafissurella dubia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
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| Species: | M. dubia |
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Description
The shell size varies between 16 mm and 36 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Kenya, Madagascar and South Africa.
References
- Medusafissurella dubia (Reeve, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 January 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Medusafissurella dubia.
- McLean J.H. & Kilburn R.N. 1986. Propodial elaboration in Southern African and Indian Ocean Fissurellidae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia) with descriptions of two new genera and one new species. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 379: 1–12
- "Medusafissurella dubia". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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