Fissurellidae
Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810
The elephant snail Scutus antipodes is a large endemic Australian marine gastropod mollusc in the Fissurellidae family.
Scutus breviculus (Blainville, 1817)
Scutus breviculus (Blainville, 1817)
Scutus breviculus is a large jet-black slug-like marine mollusc found around New Zealand and southern Australia. It has homing behaviour and was historically eaten by Māori.
Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scutus unguis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scutus unguis is a marine shelled species found in the Indo-west Pacific that inhabits shallow-water rocks and coral.
Montfortula rugosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Montfortula rugosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Montfortula rugosa is a marine species with shells 9–25 mm, found off Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.
Pupillaea aperta (G.B.Sowerby I, 1825)
Pupillaea aperta (G.B.Sowerby I, 1825)
Pupillaea aperta is a marine species with variable-sized flattened shells found along southern Africa’s coast.
Fissurella volcano Reeve, 1849
Fissurella volcano Reeve, 1849
Fissurella volcano is a small to medium-sized keyhole limpet species found on intertidal rocks off California and Baja California.
Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella rosea is a species with shells 17–40 mm, found in the Caribbean and southwestern Atlantic.
Fissurella barbadensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella barbadensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Fissurella barbadensis, the Barbados keyhole limpet, is a western Atlantic native keyhole limpet that lives in rocky intertidal zones.
Fissurella latimarginata G.B.Sowerby I, 1835
Fissurella latimarginata G.B.Sowerby I, 1835
Fissurella latimarginata is a keyhole limpet found off Peru and Chile, with adult shells 50–100 mm long.
Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella nubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissurella nubecula is a species with 10–25 mm shells found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic.
Amblychilepas nigrita (G.B.Sowerby I, 1835)
Amblychilepas nigrita (G.B.Sowerby I, 1835)
Amblychilepas nigrita is a small marine species endemic to Australian shallow waters, with a black oval flattened shell.
Amblychilepas oblonga (Menke, 1843)
Amblychilepas oblonga (Menke, 1843)
Amblychilepas oblonga is a marine species with oblong shells, endemic to Australia and also found off Papua New Guinea.
Megathura crenulata (G.B.Sowerby I, 1825)
Megathura crenulata (G.B.Sowerby I, 1825)
Megathura crenulata is one of the largest keyhole limpets, distinguished from true limpets by its shell-top waste opening.
Fissurellidea bimaculata Dall, 1871
Fissurellidea bimaculata Dall, 1871
Fissurellidea bimaculata is a marine gastropod sea snail species in the keyhole and slit limpet family Fissurellidae.
Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833)
Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833)
Diodora aspera, the rough keyhole limpet, is a northeastern Pacific gastropod with specific ecology and defensive behaviors against starfish.
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Diodora cayenensis, the Cayenne keyhole limpet, is a small to medium marine keyhole limpet found across western Atlantic waters.
Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Diodora graeca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Diodora graeca, the Greek keyhole limpet, is a small marine gastropod with a distinctive keyhole aperture, found across the North Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Diodora lineata (G.B.Sowerby I, 1835)
Diodora lineata (G.B.Sowerby I, 1835)
Diodora lineata is a species of marine gastropod sea snail in the keyhole and slit limpet family Fissurellidae.
Diodora listeri (d'Orbigny, 1847)
Diodora listeri (d'Orbigny, 1847)
Diodora listeri is a species of marine gastropod mollusk, a keyhole limpet in the family Fissurellidae.
Cosmetalepas concatenata (Crosse & P.Fischer, 1864)
Cosmetalepas concatenata (Crosse & P.Fischer, 1864)
Cosmetalepas concatenata is a marine species with 10–22 mm shells, found off parts of Australia including Tasmania.
Hemitoma octoradiata (Gmelin, 1791)
Hemitoma octoradiata (Gmelin, 1791)
Hemitoma octoradiata is a species of marine gastropod sea snail in the keyhole limpet family Fissurellidae.
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