Fissurellidae


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Fissurellidae

[‚fis·ə′rel·ə‚dē]
(invertebrate zoology)
The keyhole limpets, a family of gastropod mollusks in the order Archeogastropoda.
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Propodial elaboration in southern African and Indian Ocean Fissurellidae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia) with descriptions of two new genera and one new species.
Richard ('Dick') Neil Kilburn (1942-2013): bibliography and listings of new taxa named by him and in his honour
PALABRAS CLAVE: Molusco; Fissurellidae; Sistema reproductivo; Anatomia microscopica; Taxonomia.
The detailed anatomy of the reproductive system in the Fissurellidae, however, is subject to some controversy.
Relations between the reproductive and excretory systems of the Fissurellidae were controversial until now.
Microscopic anatomy of the reproductive system in two sympatric species of Fissurella bruguiere, 1789 (Mollusca: Vetigastropoda)/Anatomia microscopica del sistema reproductor en dos especies simpatricas del genero Fissurella bruguiere, 1789 (Mollusca: Vetigastropoda)
Unlike that of many other vetigastropod groups such as the Fissurellidae, Solariellidae and Trochidae, it is difficult to prepare for SEM.
A revision of the chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean
The volcano keyhole limpet Fissurella volcano (Reeve 1849) is a prosobranch gastropod of the family Fissurellidae. It is found from northern California through the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico, attaching to rocks of the tidal zone, where it feeds mainly on benthic microalgae, although it may also browse on macroalgal fronds (Hobday 1995).
A fissure, appearing on the anterior edge of the teleconch, will give rise to the keyhole (XIIc-KF), which characterizes the family Fissurellidae. Postlarvae are 470 [+ or -] 10 [micro]m long.
Larval and early juvenile development of the volcano keyhole limpet, Fissurella volcano
Mollusca Bivalvia 119 spp., Gastropoda Fissurellidae 42 spp., Crustacea Isopoda 133 spp., Decapoda 619 spp., Stomatopoda 42 spp., Pycnogonida 54 spp., Brachiopoda 14 spp., Asteroidea 83 spp., Echinoidea 38 spp.
Zoogeography of Chilean marine and freshwater decapod crustaceans/Zoogeografia de los crustaceos decapodos chilenos marinos y dulceacuicolas
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