''Fissurisepta'' is a

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of keyhole

limpet Limpets are a group of aquatic snails with a conical gastropod shell, shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. This general category of conical shell is known as "patelliform" (dish-shaped). Existing within the class Gastropoda, ...

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gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurellidae. Accessed throu ...

.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Fissurisepta Seguenza, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138014 on 2013-01-16

Species

Species within the genus ''Fissurisepta'' include: *'' Fissurisepta enderbyensis'' ( Powell, 1958) *'' Fissurisepta fumarium'' (Hedley, 1911) *'' Fissurisepta granulosa'' Jeffreys, 1883 *'' Fissurisepta manawatawhia'' Powell, 1937 *'' Fissurisepta onychoides'' Herbert & Kilburn, 1986 *'' Fissurisepta oxia'' ( Watson, 1883) *'' Fissurisepta pacifica'' (Cowan, 1969) *'' Fissurisepta tenuicula'' ( Dall, 1927) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Fissurisepta antarctica'' Egorova, 1972: synonym of '' Cornisepta antarctica'' (Egorova, 1972) * ''Fissurisepta crossei'' ( Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896): synonym of '' Cornisepta crossei'' ( Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) * ''Fissurisepta festiva'': synonym of '' Cornisepta festiva'' Crozier 1966 * ''Fissurisepta joschristiaensis'' Drivas & Jay, 1985: synonym of '' Puncturella christiaensi'' Kilburn, 1978 * ''Fissurisepta microphyma'' Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896: synonym of '' Cornisepta microphyma'' ( Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896) * ''Fissurisepta profundi'' (Jeffreys, 1877): synonym of '' Profundisepta profundi'' (Jeffreys, 1877) * ''Fissurisepta rostrata'': synonym of '' Cornisepta rostrata'' ( Seguenza, 1864)

References

* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.'' Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 * Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp Fissurellidae Gastropods of New Zealand {{Fissurellidae-stub