Amblychilepas compressa
| Amblychilepas compressa | |
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| Shell of Amblychilepas compressa (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. compressa
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblychilepas compressa (Thiele, 1930)
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| Synonyms | |
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Fissurella (Sophismalepas) compressa Thiele, 1930 (original combination) | |
Amblychilepas compressa, commonly known as the rayed 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 8.7 mm and 14.5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Western Australia, living in sand in open but sheltered waters in the subtidal zone from low water to depths of about 20 m.
References
[edit]- ^ Amblychilepas compressa (Thiele, 1930). 13 January 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Thiele, J. (1930). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. 5 (8). Gastropoda und Bivalvia. Jena: Gustav Fischer. p. 563.
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.