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Cloudy Keyhole Limpet

Fissurella nubecula

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 3, February 5, March 6, April 8, May 6, June 4, July 7, August 10, September 10, October 1, November 14, December 6.
Spain80
France46
Andalucía39
Occitanie34
Italy25
Comunitat Valenciana21
Cataluña/Catalunya16
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur11
Sud11
Morocco10

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderLepetellida
FamilyKeyhole Limpets · Fissurellidae
GenusFissurella

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