Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Fissurellidae family, order Lepetellida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fissurella nubecula is a species with 10–25 mm shells found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic.

Family
Genus
Fissurella
Order
Lepetellida
Class
Gastropoda

About Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name: Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758). The shell of this species reaches a size ranging from 10 mm to 25 mm. This species is distributed across the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean waters off the Canary Islands, West Africa, and Angola.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Lepetellida Fissurellidae Fissurella

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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