Medusafissurella
Medusafissurella is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLepetellida
- FamilyFissurellidae
Observations6
via GBIF
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Medusafissurella is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
==Etymology== In Greek mythology Medusa was a Gorgon, a monster with snakes for hair. The radiating tentacles in Medusafissuralla recall the serpentine locks of this monster.