Fissurella
Sign in to saveFissurella is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Fissurellinae of the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLepetellida
- FamilyFissurellidae
Habitatmarine
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- Fissurellidae
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Fissurella is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Fissurellinae of the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
==Description== The size of the body does not exceed or marginally exceeds that of the shell. The outer radular plate has four cusps. The propodium (= the anterior end of the foot) has no tentacles.