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Punctate Keyhole Limpet

Fissurella punctata

Classification

Fissurella punctata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets. Description The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 27 mm, rarely exceeding 25 mm in length. Shape of the shell is broadly oval, with both ends raised and lateral slopes slightly convex, while the posterior and short anterior are straight or slightly concave.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog