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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae keyhole limpets

Genus: Fissurella

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28 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Fissurella angusta
[Narrow keyhole limpet]

FAO

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
Fissurella barbadensis(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by FAO
 
Fissurella barbadensis
[Barbados keyhole limpet]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Fissurella barbouri
[]
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Fissurella clenchi
[]
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Fissurella coarctata
[Compressed keyhole limpet]
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Fissurella costata
[Costate keyhole limpet]
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Fissurella crassa
[Thick keyhole limpet]
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Fissurella cumingi
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Fissurella emmanuelae
[]
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Max. Length 3.2 cm DL
 
Fissurella fascicularis
[Wobbly keyhole limpet]
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Fissurella latimarginata
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Fissurella longifissa
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Fissurella maxima
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Fissurella mesoatlantica
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Fissurella microtrema
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Fissurella nigra
[Key-hole limpet]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm DL
Fissurella nimbosa(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Fissurella nimbosa
[Rayed keyhole limpet]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Fissurella nodosa
[Knobby keyhole limpet]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Atlantic and the

Fissurella nubecula(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Fissurella nubecula
[Cloudy keyhole limpet]
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Fissurella oriens
[Small banded keyhole limpet]
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Max. Length 8.6 cm DL
 
Fissurella picta
[Large banded keyhole limpet]
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Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Fissurella punctata
[Punctate keyhole limpet]
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Max. Length 4.8 cm DL
 
Fissurella radiosa
[]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Fissurella rosea
[Rosy keyhole limpet]
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Fissurella rubropicta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Fissurella subrostrata
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Fissurella virescens
[]

Coltro, Marcus

East Pacific.

Fissurella volcanoReeve, 1849

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Fissurella volcano
[Volcano keyhole limpet]


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