| Amblychilepas crucis | |
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| Shell of Amblychilepas crucis (specimen at the Natural History Museum, London) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Amblychilepas |
| Species: | A. crucis |
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| Amblychilepas crucis (C. E. Beddome, 1883) | |
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Amblychilepas crucis, commonly known as the crossed keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 7.8 mm and 15.5 mm.
(Original description) The shell is oval and slightly elevated, with a cancellated surface texture. Its color ranges from white to yellowish, featuring two red lines on the back that intersect to form a cross. The aperture is oval in shape.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
References
- Amblychilepas crucis (C. E. Beddome, 1883)13 January 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- {{cite journal |last1=Beddome |first1=C.E. |title=Description of some marine shells of Tasmania. |journal=Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. |date=1883 |volume=1882 |pages=167-170}|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81365#page/5/mode/1up}
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109
- Ludbrook, N.H. 1978. Quaternary molluscs of the western part of the Eucla Basin. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Western Australia 125: 1–286
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
- Darragh, T.A. (2024). "A checklist of Australian marine Cenozoic Mollusca". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 83: 40.
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