Fissurella volcano, commonly named the volcano limpet or volcano keyhole limpet, is a species of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1] Like other members of the keyhole limpet family, the volcano limpet is not considered a "true" limpet.
| Fissurella volcano | |
|---|---|
| |
| A shell of Fissurella volcano | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. volcano
|
| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella volcano Reeve, 1849
| |
Adults measure up to approximately 2.5-4.1 cm with a keyhole-shaped pore on the apex of its conical shell. They feed on benthic microalgae and potentially some macroalgal, or seaweed, fronds.[2]
This species occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean, where it is found in the intertidal zone on the underside of rocks. The distribution is California and Baja California.
References edit
- ^ Reynoso-Granados, Teodoro; Monsalvo-Spencer, Pablo; Serviere-Zaragoza, Elisa; Guzmán Del Próo, Sergio A (April 2007). "LARVAL AND EARLY JUVENILE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VOLCANO KEYHOLE LIMPET, FISSURELLA VOLCANO". Journal of Shellfish Research. 26 (1): 65–70. doi:10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[43:LAEJDO]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0730-8000.
- ^ León-Cisneros, Karla; Mazariegos-Villarreal, Alejandra; Miranda-Saucedo, Claudia M.; Argumedo-Hernández, Uri; Siqueiros-Beltrones, David; Serviere-Zaragoza, Elisa (January 2017). "Diet of the Volcano Keyhole Limpet Fissurella volcano (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) in Subtropical Rocky Reefs of the Baja California Peninsula". Pacific Science. 71 (1): 57–66. doi:10.2984/71.1.5. ISSN 0030-8870.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fissurella volcano.
- "Volcano Limpet". Coal Oil Point Reserve. Retrieved 24 May 2021.