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Amblychilepas nigrita (G. B. Sowerby I 1835)

Amblychilepas nigrita

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Amblychilepas nigrita, common name the black keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off southern Queensland, Western Australia and off Tasmania in shallow water under stones.

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References

  1. ^ Sowerby, 1834, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 127
  2. ^ Amblychilepas nigrita (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2013.

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Amblychilepas nigrita: Brief Summary

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Amblychilepas nigrita, common name the black keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

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