Fissurella rosea

Fissurella rosea, common name the rosy keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Fissurella rosea
Fissurella rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Fissurellinae
Genus:
Fissurella
Species:
F. rosea
Binomial name
Fissurella rosea
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Fissurella huttoni Suter, 1906
  • Fissurella lilacina Lamarck, 1822
  • Fissurella squamosa Hutton, 1873
  • Fissurella (Cremides) rosea (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Fissurella sculpta Pilsbry, 1890
  • Lucapina itapema Ihering, H. von, 1927
  • Patella rubeola Röding, 1798

Description

The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Southern Brasil.

Fissurella rosea, basal view

References
  1. Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • "Fissurella (Cremides) rosea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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