''Fissurisepta'' is a
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of keyhole
limpet
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s,
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gastropod mollusc in the
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Fissurellidae
Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurellidae. Accessed through: World Register of ...
.
[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
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, 1883)
*''
Fissurisepta pacifica''
(Cowan, 1969)
*''
Fissurisepta tenuicula''
(Dall
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, 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
''Cornisepta festiva'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Cornisepta festiva'' Crozier, 1966. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
''
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
''Profundisepta profundi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Description
The shell size varies between 3 mm and 6 mm, and features a hole at or n ...
''
(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
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