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Genus of gastropods
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 .
[2]
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.
Ecology
Like all other fissurellids, Fissurella species are herbivores, using the radula to scrape up algae from the surface of rocks.
Water for respiration and excretion is drawn in under the edge of the shell and exits through the "keyhole" at the apex.
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Fissurella
[3]
Fissurella crassa
Fissurella afra
Quoy &
Gaimard , 1834
Fissurella alabastrites
Reeve , 1849
†
Fissurella altior Meyer & Aldrich, 1896
Fissurella angusta (
Gmelin , 1791)
†
Fissurella apicifera Lozouet, 1999
Fissurella asperella
Sowerby , 1835 West America
Fissurella barbadensis (
Gmelin , 1791)
Fissurella barbouri Pérez Farfante, 1943
Fissurella bravensis F. Salvat, 1967
Fissurella bridgesii
Reeve , 1849
Fissurella clenchi Pérez Farfante, 1943
Fissurella coarctata King & Broderip, 1831
Fissurella costaria
Deshayes , 1824
Fissurella costata
Lesson , 1830 Southwest America
Fissurella crassa
Lamarck , 1822 Arctic
Fissurella cumingi
Reeve , 1849 Chile
Fissurella cyathulum
Reeve , 1850
Fissurella decemcostata F. S. Mclean, 1970 West America
Fissurella deroyae F. S. Mclean, 1970 West America
Fissurella emmanuelae Métivier, 1970
Fissurella fascicularis
Lamarck , 1822
Fissurella fischeri F. Salvat, 1967
Fissurella formosa F. Salvat, 1967
Fissurella gaillardi F. Salvat, 1967
Fissurella gemmata
Menke . , 1847 West America
Fissurella hendrickxi Suárez-Mozo & Geiger, 2017
Fissurella latimarginata
Sowerby , 1835 Chile
Fissurella limbata
Sowerby I , 1835 Chile
Fissurella longifissa
Sowerby , 1862
Fissurella macrotrema
Sowerby , 1835 West America
[4]
Fissurella maxima
Sowerby I , 1835 West America
Fissurella mesoatlantica Simone, 2008
Fissurella microtrema
Sowerby , 1835
Fissurella morrisoni F. S. Mclean, 1970 West America
Fissurella mutabilis
Sowerby I , 1835
Fissurella natalensis
Krauss , 1848
Fissurella nigra
Lesson , 1831
Fissurella nigrocincta
Carpenter , 1856 West America
Fissurella nimbosa (
Linnaeus ,
1758 )
Fissurella nodosa (Born, 1778)
Fissurella nubecula (
Linnaeus ,
1758 )
Fissurella obscura
Sowerby I , 1835 West America
Fissurella oriens
Sowerby I , 1835
Fissurella peruviana
Lamarck , 1822 Southeast Pacific
Fissurella peruviana occidens A. A. Gould , Southeast Pacific
Fissurella picta (
Gmelin , 1791)
Fissurella pulchra
Sowerby I , 1834
Fissurella punctata Pérez Farfante, 1943
Fissurella radiosa
Lesson , 1831
†
Fissurella rixfordi Hertlein, 1928
†
Fissurella robusta
Sowerby III , 1889
Fissurella rosea (
Gmelin , 1791)
Fissurella rubropicta
Pilsbry , 1890 West America
Fissurella salvatiana Christiaens, 1982
Fissurella savignyi Pallary, 1926
Fissurella schrammii
Fischer , 1857
Fissurella spongiosa
Carpenter , 1857 West America
†
Fissurella stantoni C. L. Powell & Geiger, 2019
Fissurella subrostrata
Sowerby I , 1835
Fissurella vaillanti P. Fischer, 1865
Fissurella verna
Gould , 1846
Fissurella virescens
Sowerby I , 1835 West America
Fissurella volcano
Reeve , 1849
Fissurella latimarginata
Fissurella maxima
Fissurella radiosa tixierae , apical view
Fissurella rubropicta
Fissurella virescens
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database adds the following species to the list
[5]
The following species are also mentioned by
Schooner specimen shells . This list may contain synonyms.
Species brought into synonymy
Fissurella aequalis G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Lucapinella aequalis (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella affinis Gray in G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Fissurella peruviana Lamarck, 1822
Fissurella alba Philippi, 1845: synonym of
Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella alboradiata Turton, 1932: synonym of
Fissurella mutabilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
Fissurella alta C. B. Adams, 1852: synonym of
Diodora alta (C. B. Adams, 1852)
Fissurella alternata Say, 1822: synonym of
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella aperta G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of
Pupillaea aperta (Sowerby I, 1825)
Fissurella arcuata G. B. Sowerby II, 1862: synonym of
Diodora arcuata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1862)
Fissurella arenicola Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of
Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella aspera Rathke, 1833: synonym of
Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833)
Fissurella atrata Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Fissurella picta (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella australis Philippi, 1845: synonym of
Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella australis Krauss, 1848: synonym of
Diodora kraussi Herbert & Warén, 1999
Fissurella bella Reeve, 1849: synonym of
Fissurella latimarginata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835
Fissurella biradiata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Fissurella latimarginata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835
Fissurella bombayana G. B. Sowerby II, 1862: synonym of
Diodora singaporensis (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella calyculata G. B. Sowerby I, 1823: synonym of
Diodora calyculata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1823)
Fissurella canalifera G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869: synonym of
Lucapinella canalifera (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869)
Fissurella candida G. B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Diodora candida (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella cayenensis Lamarck, 1822: synonym of
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella chemnitzii G. B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Medusafissurella chemnitzii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella cheullina Ramirez-Boehme, 1974: synonym of
Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella chilensis G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Fissurella costata
Lesson , 1831
Fissurella cinnabrina Costa O.G., 1839: synonym of
Fissurella nubecula (
Linnaeus ,
1758 )
Fissurella clathrata Reeve, 1849: synonym of
Diodora clathrata (Reeve, 1849)
Fissurella clypeiformis G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of
Fissurella crassa Lamarck, 1822
Fissurella clypeus G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Fissurella peruviana Lamarck, 1822
Fissurella compressa Thiele, 1930: synonym of
Amblychilepas compressa (Thiele, 1930)
Fissurella concatenata Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864: synonym of
Cosmetalepas concatenata (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864)
Fissurella concinna Philippi, 1845: synonym of
Fissurella maxima G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella corbicula Sowerby, 1862: synonym of
Diodora corbicula (Sowerby, 1862)
Fissurella corrugata Costa O.G., 1839: synonym of
Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella cruciata Gould, 1846: synonym of
Diodora cruciata (Gould, 1846)
Fissurella cruciata
Krauss , 1848: synonym of
Diodora cruciata (Gould, 1846)
Fissurella darwinii Reeve, 1849: synonym of
Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
Fissurella depressa Lamarck, 1822: synonym of
Fissurella crassa Lamarck, 1822
Fissurella digueti Mabille, 1895: synonym of
Diodora digueti (Mabille, 1895)
Fissurella doellojuradoi Perez-Farfante, 1952: synonym of
Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella dominicana Costa O.G., 1839: synonym of
Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella dorsata Monterosato, 1878: synonym of
Diodora dorsata (Monterosato, 1878)
Fissurella dozei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of
Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
Fissurella dubia Reeve, 1849: synonym of
Amblychilepas dubia (Reeve, 1849)
Fissurella elevata Dunker, 1846: synonym of
Diodora elevata (Dunker, 1846)
Fissurella exquisita Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
Fissurella flavida Philippi, 1857: synonym of
Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella fluviana Dall, 1889: synonym of
Diodora fluviana (Dall, 1889)
Fissurella fontainiana d'Orbigny, 1841: synonym of
Diodora fontainiana (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Fissurella foresti F. Salvat, 1967: synonym of
Fissurella salvatiana Christiaens, 1974
Fissurella fulvescens G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella fumata Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella funiculata Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora funiculata (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella galericulum Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Fissurella latimarginata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835
Fissurella gibba Philippi, 1836: synonym of
Diodora gibberula (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella gibberula Lamarck, 1822: synonym of
Diodora gibberula (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella graeca (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of
Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella grandis G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Fissurella nigra Lesson, 1831
Fissurella granifera Pease, 1861: synonym of
Diodora granifera (Pease, 1861)
Fissurella grisea Reeve, 1849: synonym of
Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
Fissurella hedeia Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of
Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella henseli Martens, 1900: synonym of
Lucapinella henseli (Martens, 1900)
Fissurella hiantula Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Dendrofissurella scutellum hiantula (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella hondurasensis Reeve, 1849: synonym of
Fissurella maxima G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella huttoni Suter, 1906: synonym of
Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella inaequalis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Diodora inaequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella incarnata Krauss, 1848: synonym of Dendrofissurella scutellum hiantula (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella incii Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora lineata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella indistincta Turton, 1932: synonym of
Fissurella natalensis Krauss, 1848
Fissurella indusica Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora funiculata (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella italica Defrance, 1820: synonym of
Diodora italica (Defrance, 1820)
Fissurella javanicensis Lamarck, 1822: synonym of
Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella jukesii Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora jukesii (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella lanceolata Sowerby, 1862: synonym of
Diodora corbicula (Sowerby, 1862)
Fissurella larva Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella lata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Fissurella picta (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella lentiginosa Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora lentiginosa (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella lilacina Costa O.G., 1839: synonym of
Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella lima G.B Sowerby II, 1862: synonym of
Diodora lima (G.B. Sowerby II, 1862)
Fissurella lineata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Diodora lineata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella mamillata
Risso , 1826: synonym of
Diodora graeca (
Linnaeus ,
1758 )
Fissurella mediterranea Gray J.E. in Sowerby G.B. I, 1835: synonym of
Diodora italica (Defrance, 1820)
Fissurella melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1882: synonym of
Medusafissurella melvilli (G. B. Sowerby III, 1882)
Fissurella menkeana Dunker, 1846: synonym of
Diodora menkeana (Dunker, 1846)
Fissurella mexicana G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella miranda de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of
Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella miriga de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of
Diodora dorsata (Monterosato, 1878)
Fissurella mondelloensis de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of
Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella muricata Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Fissurella picta (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella navicula Turton, 1932: synonym of
Fissurella mutabilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
Fissurella navidensis Ramirez-Boehme, 1974: synonym of
Fissurella picta (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella neglecta Deshayes, 1830: synonym of
Diodora italica (Defrance, 1820)
Fissurella nigra Philippi, 1845: synonym of
Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
Fissurella nigriadiata Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora ruppellii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella nigrita G. B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Amblychilepas nigrita (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella oblonga Ramirez-Boehme, 1974: synonym of
Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella oblonga Menke, 1843: synonym of Amblychilepas oblonga (Menke, 1843)
Fissurella occidens Gould, 1846: synonym of
Fissurella peruviana Lamarck, 1822
Fissurella occitanica Récluz, 1843: synonym of
Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella octagona Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora octagona (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella omicron Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864: synonym of
Amblychilepas omicron (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864)
Fissurella panamensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Diodora panamensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella papudana Ramirez-Boehme, 1974: synonym of
Fissurella peruviana Lamarck, 1822
Fissurella parviforata Sowerby III, 1889: synonym of
Diodora parviforata (Sowerby III, 1889)
Fissurella philippiana Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
Fissurella philippiana Dunker, 1846: synonym of
Diodora philippiana (Dunker, 1846)
Fissurella philippii Hupé, 1854: synonym of
Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
Fissurella philippii Requien, 1848: synonym of
Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella pica G. B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Diodora pica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella pileopsoides Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora pileopsoides (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella pluridenta Mabille, 1895: synonym of
Diodora inaequalis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella polygona G.B. Sowerby II, 1862: synonym of
Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
Fissurella producta Monterosato, 1880: synonym of Diodora producta (Monterosato, 1880)
Fissurella punctatissima Pilsbry, 1890: synonym of
Fissurella latimarginata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835
Fissurella quadriradiata Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora quadriradiata (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella radiola Deshayes, 1830: synonym of
Fissurella picta (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella recurvata Costa O.G., 1839: synonym of
Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella reticulata (Da Costa, 1778): synonym of
Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella reticulata Liénard, 1877: synonym of
Diodora ruppellii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella rota Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Fissurella mutabilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
Fissurella rubiginosa Hutton, 1873: synonym of
Radiacmea inconspicua (Gray, 1843)
Fissurella rudis Deshayes, 1830: synonym of
Fissurella costata Lesson, 1831
Fissurella ruppelli G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Diodora rueppellii (G.B. Sowerby I, 1835)
Fissurella sagittata Reeve, 1849: synonym of
Fissurella mutabilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835
Fissurella saharica Locard, 1897: synonym of
Diodora dorsata (Monterosato, 1878)
Fissurella salebrosa Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Medusafissurella salebrosa (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella sayi Dall, 1889: synonym of
Diodora sayi (Dall, 1889)
Fissurella sculpturata Turton, 1932: synonym of
Diodora levicostata (E. A. Smith, 1914)
Fissurella scutellum Gray in G. B. Sowerby, 1835: synonym of
Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella similis Sowerby, 1862: synonym of
Diodora jukesii (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella singaporensis Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora singaporensis (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella solida Philippi, 1845: synonym of
Fissurella maxima G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Fissurella squamosa Hutton, 1873: synonym of
Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella stellata Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Fissurella cumingi Reeve, 1849
Fissurella subrotunda Deshayes, 1830: synonym of
Fissurella peruviana Lamarck, 1822
Fissurella tanneri A. E. Verrill, 1882: synonym of
Diodora tanneri (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
Fissurella tarnieri [sic]: synonym of Fissurella tanneri A. E. Verrill, 1882: synonym of
Diodora tanneri (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
Fissurella tasmaniensis Bonnet, 1864: synonym of
Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella tenuistriata Sowerby, 1862: synonym of
Diodora singaporensis (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella ticaonica Reeve, 1850: synonym of
Diodora ticaonica (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella tixierae Métivier, 1969: synonym of
Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831
Fissurella townsendi Melvill, 1897: synonym of
Diodora singaporensis (Reeve, 1850)
Fissurella trapezina G. B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of
Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella variegata G.B. Sowerby II, 1862: synonym of
Diodora variegata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1862)
Fissurella viminea Reeve, 1850: synonym of Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Fissurella violacea Rathke, 1833: synonym of
Fissurella nigra Lesson, 1831
Fissurella viridis Costa O.G., 1839: synonym of
Fissurella nubecula (
Linnaeus ,
1758 )
Fissurella vitoensis de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of
Diodora italica (Defrance, 1820)
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