Common name of Fissurella coarctata
 
Common Name Compressed keyhole limpet
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier morphology
Remarks 'limpet', from Medieval Latin 'lampreda', i.e., 'lamprey', clings tenaciously to someone or something.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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