Amblychilepas nigrita

Amblychilepas nigrita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Amblychilepas
Species:	A. nigrita
Binomial name
	Amblychilepas nigrita; (G.B. Sowerby I, 1834)
Synonyms
	Amblychilepas pritchardi Hedley, C., 1895; Fissurella nigrita Sowerby, 1834 (original combination); Sophismalepas nigrita (G.B. Sowerby I, 1834);

Amblychilepas nigrita, common name the black 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 10 mm and 25 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is oval and flattened, with slightly compressed sides and gently raised extremities. Internally, it is white, featuring thickened posterior and lateral margins. Externally, the shell is black, adorned with fine radial striations. The dorsal aperture is large, oval in shape, and bordered by a smooth, white margin.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off southern Queensland, Western Australia and off Tasmania in shallow water under stones.

References

^ Amblychilepas nigrita (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2025.
^ Sowerby, G.B. I (1835). "Characters of shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1834: 127. 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.
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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Wilson, B. (1993). Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, W.A.: Odyssey Publishing. pp. 1–408.

External links

Sowerby, G.B. I (1834–1835). Fissurella in: The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells. London: privately published. pp. 68–81. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, vol. 27, 1966, p. 207
"Amblychilepas nigrita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[WoRMS-1] Amblychilepas nigrita (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2025.

[2] Sowerby, G.B. I (1835). "Characters of shells collected by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1834: 127. Retrieved 14 January 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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