Fissurella costata explained

Fissurella costata, common name : the costate keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This species is present in the southeastern coast of Pacific Ocean off Peru and Chile. They live on the rocky intertidal substrate.^[1]

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)

Notes and References

1. Olivares-Paz . Alberto . Quinteiro . Javier . Rey-Méndez . Manuel . December 2012 . Molecular phylogeny of the species from the subgenus Fissurella (Mollusca: Vetigastropoda) found on the Chilean coast . Revista de biología marina y oceanografía . 46 . 3 . 339–348 . 10.4067/S0718-19572011000300005 . 0718-1957.