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Fissurella nigra

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Fissurella nigra
Two views of a shell of Fissurella nigra (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Fissurellinae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. nigra
Binomial name
Fissurella nigra
Lesson, 1831
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurella grandis Sowerby I, 1835
  • Fissurella violacea Rathke, 1833

Fissurella nigra, commonly called the black keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae.[1][2]

The size of the shell varies between 45mm and 115mm.[3] The shell is conically shaped. At the apex of the shell, there is a small hole, often called the keyhole. The color is usually dark, such as black, reddish, or brown, and the ribs are often rough.

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