Amblychilepas oblonga

Amblychilepas oblonga
Shell of Amblychilepas oblonga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Amblychilepas
Species:	A. oblonga
Binomial name
Amblychilepas oblonga (Menke, 1843)
Synonyms
Fissurella oblonga Menke, 1843 (superseded combination) Lucapinella pritchardi Hedley, 1895 (junior subjective synonym)

Amblychilepas oblonga, common name the oblong keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 19.6 mm and 25.9 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is oblong-elliptical and convex, with rounded anterior and posterior margins that ascend or curve slightly upward. Its surface is densely marked with faint radial ridges, intersected by concentric striations. The coloration is predominantly pink, with a pale area surrounding the large, ovate-oblong aperture. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia; also off Papua New Guinea. .

References

1. Amblychilepas oblonga(Menke, 1843). 14 January 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
2. Menke, K.T. (1853). Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae specimen. Hannover: Libraria Aulica Hahniana. p. 33. Retrieved 14 January 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

• Cotton, B.C. (1959). South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide: South Australian Government Printer. pp. 1–449.
• Wilson, B. (1993). Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, W.A.: Odyssey Publishing. pp. 1–408.

External links

• Menke, K.T. (1853). Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae specimen. Hannover: Libraria Aulica Hahniana. p. 33. Retrieved 14 January 2025.