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Fissurellidae

Fissurellidae

Overview

Fissurellidae Fleming, 1822

Common Name: Keyhole Limpet

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: The fissurellidae have cone shaped shells that have a porcelain texture and color, often with a slit or notch at one end of the shell.

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Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Mobile

        FEEDING MODE: Herbivore

        HABITAT: Epifaunal

Sources:


Genera of Fissurellidae present in the Cretaceous of the Western Interior Seaway