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Fissurella

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Fis`su`rel´la
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; - called also keyhole limpet.
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Noun1.FissurellaFissurella - type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets
genus Fissurella
mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks
family Fissurellidae, Fissurellidae - marine limpets
Diodora apertura, Fissurella apertura, keyhole limpet - marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex


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The American province has also sent here representative species; for there is a Galapageian species of Monoceros, a genus only found on the west coast of America; and there are Galapageian species of Fissurella and Cancellaria, genera common on the west coast, but not found (as I am informed by Mr.
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