Fissurella


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 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, the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Fissurella Fissurella afra Quoy & Gaimard, 1834Fissurella alabastrites Reeve, 1849
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database adds the following species to the list Fissurella delicata Smith, 1899Fissurella excelsa Adams & Reeve, 1850Fissurella sibogae Schepman, 1908
The following species are also mentioned by . This list may contain synonyms.Fissurella gemmulata L. A. Reeve, 1850 Puerto RicoFissurella glaucopsis L. A. Reeve, 1850 Cape VerdeFissurella humphreysi L. A. Reeve, 1850 Cape VerdeFissurella nodosa crusoe Pérez Farfante, Trinidad
;Species brought into synonymy:Fissurella aequalis G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Lucapinella aequalis Fissurella affinis Gray in G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Fissurella peruviana Lamarck, 1822Fissurella alba Philippi, 1845: synonym of Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella alboradiata Turton, 1932: synonym of Fissurella mutabilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835Fissurella alta C. B. Adams, 1852: synonym of Diodora alta Fissurella alternata Say, 1822: synonym of Diodora cayenensis Fissurella aperta G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of Pupillaea aperta Fissurella arcuata G. B. Sowerby II, 1862: synonym of Diodora arcuata Fissurella arenicola Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella aspera Rathke, 1833: synonym of Diodora aspera Fissurella atrata Reeve, 1850: synonym of Fissurella picta Fissurella australis Philippi, 1845: synonym of Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella australis Krauss, 1848: synonym of Diodora kraussi Herbert & Warén, 1999Fissurella bella Reeve, 1849: synonym of Fissurella latimarginata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835Fissurella biradiata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Fissurella latimarginata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835Fissurella bombayana G. B. Sowerby II, 1862: synonym of Diodora singaporensis Fissurella calyculata G. B. Sowerby I, 1823: synonym of Diodora calyculata Fissurella canalifera G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869: synonym of Lucapinella canalifera Fissurella candida G. B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Diodora candida Fissurella cayenensis Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Diodora cayenensis Fissurella chemnitzii G. B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Medusafissurella chemnitzii Fissurella cheullina Ramirez-Boehme, 1974: synonym of Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella chilensis G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Fissurella costata Lesson, 1831Fissurella cinnabrina Costa O.G., 1839: synonym of Fissurella nubecula Fissurella clathrata Reeve, 1849: synonym of Diodora clathrata Fissurella clypeiformis G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of Fissurella crassa Lamarck, 1822Fissurella clypeus G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Fissurella peruviana Lamarck, 1822Fissurella compressa Thiele, 1930: synonym of Amblychilepas compressa Fissurella concatenata Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864: synonym of Cosmetalepas concatenata Fissurella concinna Philippi, 1845: synonym of Fissurella maxima G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella corbicula Sowerby, 1862: synonym of Diodora corbicula Fissurella corrugata Costa O.G., 1839: synonym of Diodora graeca Fissurella cruciata Gould, 1846: synonym of Diodora cruciata Fissurella cruciata Krauss, 1848: synonym of Diodora cruciata Fissurella darwinii Reeve, 1849: synonym of Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831Fissurella depressa Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Fissurella crassa Lamarck, 1822Fissurella digueti Mabille, 1895: synonym of Diodora digueti Fissurella doellojuradoi Perez-Farfante, 1952: synonym of Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella dominicana Costa O.G., 1839: synonym of Diodora graeca Fissurella dorsata Monterosato, 1878: synonym of Diodora dorsata Fissurella dozei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831Fissurella dubia Reeve, 1849: synonym of Amblychilepas dubia Fissurella elevata Dunker, 1846: synonym of Diodora elevata Fissurella exquisita Reeve, 1850: synonym of Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831Fissurella flavida Philippi, 1857: synonym of Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella fluviana Dall, 1889: synonym of Diodora fluviana Fissurella fontainiana d'Orbigny, 1841: synonym of Diodora fontainiana Fissurella foresti F. Salvat, 1967: synonym of Fissurella salvatiana Christiaens, 1974Fissurella fulvescens G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella fumata Reeve, 1850: synonym of Diodora cayenensis Fissurella funiculata Reeve, 1850: synonym of Diodora funiculata Fissurella galericulum Reeve, 1850: synonym of Fissurella latimarginata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835Fissurella gibba Philippi, 1836: synonym of Diodora gibberula Fissurella gibberula Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Diodora gibberula Fissurella graeca : synonym of Diodora graeca Fissurella grandis G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Fissurella nigra Lesson, 1831Fissurella granifera Pease, 1861: synonym of Diodora granifera Fissurella grisea Reeve, 1849: synonym of Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831Fissurella hedeia Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella henseli Martens, 1900: synonym of Lucapinella henseli Fissurella hiantula Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Dendrofissurella scutellum hiantula Fissurella hondurasensis Reeve, 1849: synonym of Fissurella maxima G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella huttoni Suter, 1906: synonym of Fissurella rosea Fissurella inaequalis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Diodora inaequalis Fissurella incarnata Krauss, 1848: synonym of Dendrofissurella scutellum hiantula Fissurella incii Reeve, 1850: synonym of Diodora lineata Fissurella indistincta Turton, 1932: synonym of Fissurella natalensis Krauss, 1848Fissurella indusica Reeve, 1850: synonym of Diodora funiculata Fissurella italica Defrance, 1820: synonym of Diodora italica Fissurella javanicensis Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Amblychilepas javanicensis Fissurella jukesii Reeve, 1850: synonym of Diodora jukesii Fissurella lanceolata Sowerby, 1862: synonym of Diodora corbicula Fissurella larva Reeve, 1850: synonym of Diodora cayenensis Fissurella lata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Fissurella picta Fissurella lentiginosa Reeve, 1850: synonym of Diodora lentiginosa Fissurella lilacina Costa O.G., 1839: synonym of Fissurella nubecula Fissurella lima G.B Sowerby II, 1862: synonym of Diodora lima Fissurella lineata G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Diodora lineata Fissurella mamillata Risso, 1826: synonym of Diodora graeca Fissurella mediterranea Gray J.E. in Sowerby G.B. I, 1835: synonym of Diodora italica Fissurella melvilli G. B. Sowerby III, 1882: synonym of Medusafissurella melvilli Fissurella menkeana Dunker, 1846: synonym of Diodora menkeana Fissurella mexicana G.B. Sowerby I, 1835: synonym of Fissurella oriens G.B. Sowerby I, 1834Fissurella miranda de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of Diodora graeca Fissurella miriga de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of Diodora dorsata Fissurella mondelloensis de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of Fissurella nubecula Fissurella muricata Reeve, 1850: synonym of Fissurella picta Fissurella navicula Turton, 1932: synonym of Fissurella mutabilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1835Fissurella navidensis Ramirez-Boehme, 1974: synonym of Fissurella picta Fissurella neglecta Deshayes, 1830: synonym of Diodora italica Fissurella nigra Philippi, 1845: synonym of Fissurella radiosa Lesson, 1831