Fissurella gaillardi
| Fissurella gaillardi | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Fissurella gaillardi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. gaillardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella gaillardi F. Salvat, 1967
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Fissurella gaillardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1] It occurs in Cape Verde.[1]
Their habitat is mostly Cape Verde.[2]
Description
The size of the shell attains a size between 7-30 mm.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes.
References
- ^ a b Fissurella gaillardi F. Salvat, 1967. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods Home/FISSURELLIDAE FISSURELLINAE/Fissurella gaillardi".
- ^ "Fissurella gaillardi - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- Salvat, F., 1967. Campagne de la Calypso aux Iles du Cap Vert (1959). 8. Mollusques. Introduction. - Fissurellidae. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique 45(2): 19-31
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.