Amblychilepas crucis
| Amblychilepas crucis | |
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| Shell of Amblychilepas crucis (specimen at the Natural History Museum, London) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Amblychilepas |
| Species: | A. crucis
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| Amblychilepas crucis (C. E. Beddome, 1883)
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Amblychilepas crucis, commonly known as the crossed keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 7.8 mm and 15.5 mm.
(Original description) The shell is oval and slightly elevated, with a cancellated surface texture. Its color ranges from white to yellowish, featuring two red lines on the back that intersect to form a cross. The aperture is oval in shape.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
References
[edit]- ^ Amblychilepas crucis (C. E. Beddome, 1883)13 January 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Beddome, C.E. (1883). "Description of some marine shells of Tasmania". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1882: 167–170.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109
- Ludbrook, N.H. 1978. Quaternary molluscs of the western part of the Eucla Basin. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Western Australia 125: 1–286
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
- Darragh, T.A. (2024). "A checklist of Australian marine Cenozoic Mollusca". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 83: 40.