Amblychilepas javanicensis
| Amblychilepas javanicensis | |
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| Amblychilepas javanicensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Amblychilepas |
| Species: | A. javanicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822) | |
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Amblychilepas javanicensis, common name the rayed keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 31 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southern Queensland, West Australia and off Tasmania, living in sand in open but sheltered waters in the subtidal zone from low water to depths of about 20 m.
Basal view
References
- ↑ Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 January 2013.
External links
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