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Fissurella radiosa

Fissurella radiosa

Lesson, 1831

Family: Fissurellidae
Order: Lepetellida
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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Fissurella radiosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

Two subspecies :
  • Fissurella radiosa radiosa Lesson, 1831 (represented as Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831)
  • Fissurella radiosa tixierae Métivier, 1969


 The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution: This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland Islands and the Straits of Magellan of Argentina and Tierra del Fuego.

Source: Wikipedia, article Fissurella radiosa. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 394041
  Adult

Playa Acina
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/23/2020
Román Montero


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
123503423/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzPlaya AcinaRomán Montero
140943826/02/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzCaleta OliviaNicolas Olejnik
141059613/01/2018ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynNicolas Olejnik
141062711/01/2018ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península ValdésNicolas Olejnik
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Fissurella radiosa – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.