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
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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
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