Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Amblychilepas oblonga		Eastern Indian Ocean		1843
Buchanania onchidioides	Puff-ball snail	Southeast Pacific		1831
Clathrosepta becki		Western Central Pacific		1998
Cornisepta antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1972
Cornisepta microphyma		Eastern Atlantic.		1927
Cornisepta verenae		Northeast Pacific		1998
Cranopsis asturiana	Atlantic puncturella	Western Atlantic Ocean	2.1 DL	1882
Cranopsis billsae		Western Central Atlantic	0.4 DL	1947
Cranopsis carinifera		Western Central Pacific		1928
Cranopsis cucullata	Hood puncturella	Eastern Pacific	4 SHL	1846
Cranopsis cumingii		Western Central Pacific		1853
Cranopsis decorata	Painted puncturella	East Pacific.		1968
Cranopsis erecta	Erect puncturella	Western Atlantic Ocean	1.5 DL	1889
Cranopsis exquisita		Western Central Pacific		1853
Cranopsis granulata	Granulate puncturella	Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1862
Cranopsis major	Great puncturella	East Pacific.		1891
Cranopsis multistriata	Many-rib puncturella	Eastern Pacific		1914
Cranopsis verrieri		Western Central Pacific		1871
Diodora aguayoi		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1943
Diodora alta		Southeast Pacific		1852
Diodora apertura		Southeast Pacific
Diodora arcuata	Arcuate keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1862
Diodora arnoldi	Neat-rib keyhole limpet	East Pacific.		1966
Diodora aspera	Keyhole limpet	Eastern Pacific and the A	7.5 TL	1833
Diodora bermudensis	Bermuda keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.5 DL	1911
Diodora bollonsi		Southwest Pacific		1915
Diodora cayenensis	Cayenne keyhole limpet	Atlantic Ocean.	5.1 OT	1822
Diodora clathrata		Western Central Pacific	4 SHL	1849
Diodora cruciata		Western Central Pacific		1848
Diodora demartiniorum		Mediterranean Sea.		2004
Diodora dorsata		Mediterranean Sea.		1878
Diodora dysoni	Dyson's keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic.	2.2 DL	1850
Diodora fargoi		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1958
Diodora fluviana	Gulf Stream keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1889
Diodora foveolata		Eastern Central Pacific		1872
Diodora fragilis		Western Central Atlantic	2 DL	1947
Diodora funiculata		Western Indian Ocean.		1850
Diodora galeata		Western Central Pacific		1779
Diodora gibberula		Mediterranean Sea.		1822
Diodora graeca	Common keyhole limpet	Northeast Atlantic and th		1758
Diodora granifera		Eastern Pacific.	0.9 SHL	1861
Diodora harrassowitzi		Eastern Pacific.	1.2 DL	1927
Diodora inaequalis		Southeast Pacific		1835
Diodora italica	Italian keyhole limpet	Mediterranean Sea.		1820
Diodora jaumei	Jaume's keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic.	2.2 DL	1936
Diodora listeri	Lister's keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic.	4.5 NG	1842
Diodora meta	Meta keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic	1.6 DL	1927
Diodora minuta	Dwarf keyhole limpet	Western Central Atlantic.	1.6 DL	1822
Diodora mirifica		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1972
Diodora mus	Mouse keyhole limpet	Western Pacific		1850
Diodora octagona		Indo-Pacific.		1850
Diodora panamensis		Indo-Pacific.		1835
Diodora patagonica		Western Atlantic and East	3.8 DL	1847
Diodora producta		Mediterranean Sea.		1880
Diodora quadriradiata	Radially-ribbed keyhole limpet	Indo-West Pacific.		1850
Diodora reevei		Western Central Pacific		1908
Diodora ruppellii	Ruppell's keyhole limpet	Indo-Pacific. Introduced		1835
Diodora sarasuae		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1984
Diodora saturnalis		Southeast Pacific		1864
Diodora sayi	Say's keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic.	3 DL	1889
Diodora sieboldi		Western Central Pacific		1850
Diodora singaporensis		Indo-West Pacific.		1850
Diodora tanneri		Western Atlantic.	5.8 DL	1882
Diodora ticaonica		Western Central Pacific		1850
Diodora variegata	Variegate keyhole limpet	Western Central Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1862
Diodora vetula		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1928
Diodora viridula	Green keyhole limpet	Western Central Atlantic.	3.2 DL	1822
Diodora wetmorei		Western Atlantic	2.4 DL	1945
Emarginella biangulata		Western Pacific		1901
Emarginella eximia		Western Pacific		1852
Emarginella incisula		Indo-West Pacific		1852
Emarginula adriatica		Mediterranean Sea.		1829
Emarginula alveolata		Western Atlantic.		1852
Emarginula bonfittoi		Mediterranean Sea.		2001
Emarginula camilla		Western Indian Ocean		1903
Emarginula christiaensi		Mediterranean Sea.		1985
Emarginula compta		Western Pacific		1953
Emarginula conica		Southeast Pacific, Southw	1.6 DL	1801
Emarginula connectens		Southwest Pacific		1915
Emarginula crassa		Northeast Atlantic.	2.1 DL	1812
Emarginula curvata		Western Central Pacific		1908
Emarginula dentigera	Toothed Emarginula	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.7 DL	1889
Emarginula dilecta		Indo-Pacific.		1852
Emarginula divae		Mediterranean Sea.		1995
Emarginula eximia		Mediterranean Sea.		1852
Emarginula fissura	Common slit-limpet	Northeast Atlantic		1758
Emarginula foveolata		Western Central Pacific		1908
Emarginula hawaiiensis		Eastern Central Pacific		1895
Emarginula huzardii		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Emarginula incisura		Mediterranean Sea.		1852
Emarginula insura		Western Central Pacific		1851
Emarginula maculata		Western Pacific		1866
Emarginula montrouzieri		Western Central Pacific		1872
Emarginula multistriata		Mediterranean Sea.		1882
Emarginula nigromaculata		Western Central Pacific		1930
Emarginula nordica	Northern Emarginula	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.5 DL	1947
Emarginula octaviana	Slit limpet	Northeast Atlantic and th		1939
Emarginula phrixodes	Ruffled Emarginula	Western Central Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1927
Emarginula pumila	Pygmy Emarginula	Western Atlantic	1.2 DL	1852
Emarginula punctulum		Mediterranean Sea.		1980
Emarginula pustula		Mediterranean Sea.		1913
Emarginula rosea		Northeast Atlantic and th		1824
Emarginula sicula	Dagger Emarginula	Atlantic Ocean and the Me	1.7 DL	1825
Emarginula solidula		Mediterranean Sea.		1829
Emarginula tenera		Mediterranean Sea.		1892
Emarginula tuberculosa	Tuberculate Emarginula	Southeast Pacific, Wester	1.8 DL	1859
Emarginula undulata		Western Indian Ocean		1903
Emarginula variegata		Western Pacific		1852
Emarginula velascoensis		Southeast Pacific		1961
Emarginula velascoi		Eastern Pacific	0.6 SHL	1980
Fissurella angusta	Narrow keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic Ocean.	3.1 DL	1791
Fissurella barbadensis	Barbados keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic.	4.1 DL	1791
Fissurella barbouri		Western Central Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1943
Fissurella clenchi		Western Central Atlantic.		1943
Fissurella coarctata	Compressed keyhole limpet	Eastern Central Atlantic		1832
Fissurella costata	Costate keyhole limpet	Southeast Pacific		1831
Fissurella crassa	Thick keyhole limpet	Southeast Pacific		1822
Fissurella cumingi		Southeast Pacific		1849
Fissurella emmanuelae		Western Atlantic.	2.2 DL	1970
Fissurella fascicularis	Wobbly keyhole limpet	Western Central Atlantic.	3.2 DL	1822
Fissurella latimarginata		Southeast Pacific		1835
Fissurella longifissa		Southeast Pacific and Wes		1863
Fissurella maxima		Southeast Pacific		1834
Fissurella mesoatlantica		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	2008
Fissurella microtrema		Western Atlantic.		1835
Fissurella nigra	Key-hole limpet	Western Atlantic and East	7 DL	1831
Fissurella nimbosa	Rayed keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic	5 DL	1758
Fissurella nodosa	Knobby keyhole limpet	Western Central Atlantic.	4 DL	1778
Fissurella nubecula	Cloudy keyhole limpet	Eastern Atlantic and the		1758
Fissurella oriens	Small banded keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic and East	7 DL	1834
Fissurella picta	Large banded keyhole limpet	Southeast Pacific and Sou	8.6 DL	1791
Fissurella punctata	Punctate keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic Ocean.	2.7 DL	1857
Fissurella radiosa		Western Atlantic and East	4.8 DL	1831
Fissurella rosea	Rosy keyhole limpet	Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1791
Fissurella rubropicta		Western Atlantic.		1890
Fissurella subrostrata		Western Atlantic.	3 DL	1835
Fissurella virescens		Southeast Pacific and Wes		1835
Fissurella volcano	Volcano keyhole limpet	East Pacific.		1849
Fissurellidea bimaculata	Two-spot keyhole limpet	Northeast Pacific.	2 SHL	1871
Fissurellidea megatrema		Western Atlantic.	3.2 DL	1839
Fissurellidea patagonica		Southwest Atlantic and So	2.2 SHL	1907
Fissurisepta granulosa		Mediterranean Sea.		1883
Fissurisepta tenuicula		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1927
Hemimarginula subrugosa		Western Indian Ocean		1916
Hemitoma emarginata	Emarginate emarginula	Western Central Atlantic.	2.6 DL	1825
Hemitoma hermosa		Western Central Atlantic.		1935
Hemitoma kirana		Western Central Pacific		1963
Hemitoma natlandi		Western Central Pacific		1950
Hemitoma octoradiata	Eight-rib emarginula	Western Atlantic.	3.2 DL	1791
Hermitoma tricarinata		Western Central Pacific		1778
Laevinesta atlantica	Atlantic nesta	Western Atlantic Ocean.	1.0 DL	1947
Leurolepas roseola		Western Atlantic Ocean.		1970
Lucapina adspersa		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1845
Lucapina aegis	Shield fleshy limpet	Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL	1850
Lucapina elisae		Western Atlantic.	6.1 DL	2006
Lucapina eolis		Western Central Atlantic	2.1 DL	1945
Lucapina philippiana	Philippi's limpet	Western Atlantic	1.8 DL	1930
Lucapina risseana		Western Atlantic.		1880
Lucapina sowerbii	Sowerby's fleshy limpet	Western Atlantic.	3 DL	1835
Lucapina suffusa	Cancellate fleshy limpet	Western Atlantic	3.6 DL	1850
Lucapinella aequalis		Western Atlantic		1835
Lucapinella callomarginata	Rim fleshy limpet	Eastern Pacific.		1871
Lucapinella delicata		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1969
Lucapinella gigas		Western Atlantic.	2.7 DL	1959
Lucapinella henseli		Western Atlantic.	2.8 DL	1900
Lucapinella limatula	File fleshy limpet	Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1850
Lucapinella milleri		Western Atlantic.		1959
Macroschisma cuspidata		Western Pacific		1851
Macroschisma megatrema		Western Indian Ocean.		1851
Macroschisma sinense		Western Central Pacific		1851
Medusafissurella dubia		Western Indian Ocean		1849
Medusafissurella melvilli		Western Indian Ocean		1882
Medusafissurella salebrosa		Western Indian Ocean		1850
Megathura crenulata	Giant keyhole limpet	Eastern Pacific	12.5 TL	1825
Montfortista panhi		Indo-West Pacific		1834
Montfortula rugosa		Indo-West Pacific		1834
Nesta atlantica		Indo-West Pacific	1.0 DL	1947
Nesta candida		Indo-West Pacific		1879
Nesta galapagensis		Southeast Pacific		1970
Parmaphorella melvilli		Southeast Pacific		1912
Parmophoridea antarctica		Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL	1907
Parmophoridea mawsoni		Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W	4 DL	1958
Parmophoridea melvilli		Western Atlantic.	2.3 DL	1912
Puncturella abyssicola		Western Atlantic.	1 DL	1885
Puncturella acuminata		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1883
Puncturella agger		Western Atlantic	0.6 DL	1883
Puncturella antillana		Western Atlantic	1.3 DL	1947
Puncturella asturiana		Western Atlantic		1882
Puncturella billsae		Western Atlantic	3.5 DL	1947
Puncturella borroi		Western Atlantic	0.4 DL	1947
Puncturella borshengi		Western Atlantic		2021
Puncturella brychia		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1883
Puncturella caryophylla	Clove puncturella	East Pacific.		1914
Puncturella circularis		Western Atlantic	0.7 DL	1881
Puncturella cognata		Southeast Pacific and Wes	0.7 DL	1852
Puncturella cooperi		Canada		1864
Puncturella cucullata		Canada		1846
Puncturella decorata		Canada		1968
Puncturella erecta		Canada	15 DL	1889
Puncturella expansa		Southeast Pacific		1896
Puncturella galeata	Helmet puncturella	Eastern Pacific		1846
Puncturella larva		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1927
Puncturella longifissa	Long-slot puncturella	East Pacific.		1914
Puncturella major		East Pacific.		1891
Puncturella multistriata		East Pacific.		1914
Puncturella noachina	Diluvian puncturella	Antarctic, Eastern Pacifi	1.2 DL	1771
Puncturella oxia		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1883
Puncturella parvinobilis		Northwest Pacific		1993
Puncturella pauper		Western Atlantic	0.5 DL	1927
Puncturella piccirida		Mediterranean Sea.		2001
Puncturella pileolus		Western Pacific		1860
Puncturella plecta		Atlantic Ocean.	0.6 DL	1883
Puncturella profundi		Atlantic Ocean.	0.6 DL	1877
Puncturella punctocostata	Dot-rib puncturella	East Pacific.		1947
Puncturella rimaizenaensis		Northwest Pacific		1993
Puncturella rothi		Northwest Pacific		1984
Puncturella solis		Western Central Pacific		1996
Puncturella sportella		Western Atlantic	0.5 DL	1882
Puncturella trifolium		Western Atlantic	1.4 DL	1881
Rimula aequisculpta	Webbed rimula	Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1927
Rimula californiana	California rimula	East Pacific.		1964
Rimula dorriae	Coarse rimula	Western Central Atlantic	0.6 DL	1947
Rimula frenulata	Bridle rimula	Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1889
Rimula mexicana		Western Atlantic.		1969
Rimula pycnonema	Threaded rimula	Western Central Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1943
Scelidotoma bella	Elegant emarginula	East Pacific.		1865
Scutus antipodes		Eastern Indian Ocean		1810
Scutus breviculus	Shield shell	Southwest Pacific		1817
Scutus unguis	Black keyhole limpet	Indo-West Pacific.		1758
Scutus unquis		Western Central Pacific	4 SHL	1758
Stromboli beebei	Stromboli keyhole limpet	Eastern Central Pacific		1951
Tugali cicatricosa		Eastern Indian Ocean		1852
Tugali oblonga		Eastern Central Pacific		1861
Tugali plana		Western Central Pacific		1908
Tugali radiata		Western Central Pacific		1853
Zeidora bahamondei		Southeast Pacific	0.5 SHL	1980
Zeidora bigelowi	Bigelow's Zeidora	Western Central Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1947
Zeidora calceolina		Western Pacific		1860
Zeidora flabellum		Western Pacific		1896
Zeidora milerai		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	2005
Zeidora naufraga		Mediterranean Sea.	1.0 DL	1883
Zeidora neritica		Western Central Atlantic.	0.3 DL	2005

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Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Fissurellidae keyhole limpets(See list of species below)

Family: Fissurellidae keyhole limpets

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