Amblychilepas compressa

Amblychilepas compressa, commonly known as the rayed keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.^[1]

Amblychilepas compressa
Shell of Amblychilepas compressa (specimen at the Natural History Museum, London)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Amblychilepas
Species:	A. compressa
Binomial name
Amblychilepas compressa (Thiele, 1930)
Synonyms
Fissurella (Sophismalepas) compressa Thiele, 1930 (original combination)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 8.7 mm and 14.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia, living in sand in open but sheltered waters in the subtidal zone from low water to depths of about 20 m.