Fissurella coarctata

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Fissurella coarctata
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Top view and basal view of a shell of Fissurella coarctata (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. coarctata
Binomial name
Fissurella coarctata
King, 1832 [1]
Synonyms

Fissurella taeniataSowerby, G.B. II, 1867

Fissurella coarctata, also known as the compressed keyhole limpet, [2] is a species of marine gastropod in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. [2] [3]

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Description

The size of the shell attains 40 mm. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde and Senegal. [2]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fissurellidae</span> Family of limpet-like sea snails

Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.

<i>Diodora cayenensis</i> Species of gastropod

Diodora cayenensis, the Cayenne keyhole limpet, is a species of small to medium-sized sea snail or limpet, a western Atlantic marine prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Zeidora maoria</i> Species of gastropod

Zeidora maoria is a species of small sea snail, specifically a keyhole limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Diodora dysoni</i> Species of gastropod

Diodora dysoni, common name Dyson's keyhole limpet, is a species of small sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Fissurella angusta</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella angusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Fissurella barbadensis</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella barbadensis is a species of limpet in family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. It is known commonly as the Barbados keyhole limpet and the rugose slit limpet. This species is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, including many islands of the Caribbean.

<i>Fissurella fascicularis</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella fascicularis, common name the wobbly keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Fissurella mutabilis</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella mutabilis, common name Cape keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail that is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae which are keyhole limpets.

<i>Fissurella nodosa</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella nodosa, commonly known as the knobbed keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Fissurella nubecula</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella nubecula, common name the cloudy keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Fissurella rosea</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella rosea, common name the rosy keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fissurellinae</span> Subfamily of gastropods

The subfamily Fissurellinae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic subfamily of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae.

<i>Fissurella oriens</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella oriens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Fissurella peruviana</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella peruviana, common name : the Peruvian Keyhole Limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Fissurella picta</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella picta, common name : the painted keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Diodora jukesii</i> Species of gastropod

Diodora jukesii, common name Jukes' keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

<i>Fissurella crassa</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella crassa, common name the thick keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

<i>Fissurella limbata</i> Species of limpet from the Pacific

Fissurella limbata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

<i>Fissurella microtrema</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella microtrema, common name the rugose slit limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

<i>Fissurella virescens</i> Species of gastropod

Fissurella virescens, also known as the green Panama keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

References

  1. King, P.P. (1832). "Description of the Cirrhipeda, Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection formed by the officers of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle employed between the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of South America, including the Straits of Magalhaens and the coast of Tierra del Fuego". Zoological Journal. 5: 332–349 [339].
  2. 1 2 3 4 Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2022). "Fissurella coarctata" in SeaLifeBase. December 2022 version.
  3. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Fissurella coarctata King, 1832". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 23 January 2023.