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Medusafissurella chemnitzii 
Summary
Medusafissurella chemnitzii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]
| Medusafissurella chemnitzii | |
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| Shell of Medusafissurella chemnitzii (neotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Fissurellinae |
| Genus: | Medusafissurella |
| Species: | M. chemnitzii
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| Binomial name | |
| Medusafissurella chemnitzii (Sowerby, 1835)
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| Synonyms | |
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Fissurella chemnitzii G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 (original combination) | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 24.6 mm.
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Angola.
References edit
- ^ Gofas, S. (2012). Medusafissurella chemnitzii (Sowerby, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536035 on 2012-12-31
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Sowerby, G. B., I. (1835). [Characters of shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1834: 123–128.]
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species