Fissurella volcano

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Fissurella volcano
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A shell of Fissurella volcano
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. volcano
Binomial name
Fissurella volcano
Reeve, 1849

Fissurella volcano, commonly named the volcano limpet or volcano keyhole limpet, is a species of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. [1] Like other members of the keyhole limpet family, the volcano limpet is not considered a "true" limpet.

Adults measure up to approximately 2.5-4.1 cm with a keyhole-shaped pore on the apex of its conical shell. They feed on benthic microalgae and potentially some macroalgal, or seaweed, fronds. [2]

This species occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean, where it is found in the intertidal zone on the underside of rocks. The distribution is California and Baja California.

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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.

<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 maxima</i> Species of gastropod

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

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

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

Fissurella asperella 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Fissurella macrotrema 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fissurella spongiosa 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. ↑ Reynoso-Granados, Teodoro; Monsalvo-Spencer, Pablo; Serviere-Zaragoza, Elisa; Guzmán Del Próo, Sergio A (April 2007). "LARVAL AND EARLY JUVENILE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VOLCANO KEYHOLE LIMPET, FISSURELLA VOLCANO". Journal of Shellfish Research. 26 (1): 65–70. doi:10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[43:LAEJDO]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0730-8000.
  2. ↑ León-Cisneros, Karla; Mazariegos-Villarreal, Alejandra; Miranda-Saucedo, Claudia M.; Argumedo-Hernández, Uri; Siqueiros-Beltrones, David; Serviere-Zaragoza, Elisa (January 2017). "Diet of the Volcano Keyhole Limpet Fissurella volcano (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) in Subtropical Rocky Reefs of the Baja California Peninsula". Pacific Science. 71 (1): 57–66. doi:10.2984/71.1.5. ISSN   0030-8870.


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