Fissurella barbadensis

Author
(Gmelin, 1791)
Common Names
  • Barbados Keyhole Limpet
  • Rugose Slit Limpet

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Fissurella barbadensis
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HRI-UNAM-BDMY
Fissurella barbadensis
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HRI-UNAM-BDMY
2
Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
8 meters
Overall Geographic Range
E. Florida to Guyana; Bermuda
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • herbivore
  • hard substrate
  • rocky intertidal
  • coral reef
Microhabitat
  • sand
References

  • Alvarado, S. A. 1996. The occurrence and zoogeography of Mollusca from rocky shores of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, Veracruz, Mexico. Master's thesis, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas. viii + 67 pp.

  • Parker, R. H. 1956. Macro-invertebrate assemblages as indicators of sedimentary environments in east Mississippi Delta region. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 40(2): 295–376.

  • Pérez Farfante, I. 1943. The genera Fissurella, Lucapina and Lucapinella in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 1(10): 1–20.

  • Tunnell, J. W., Jr. 1974. Ecological and Geographical Distribution of Mollusca of Lobos and Enmedio Coral Reefs, Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Ph.D. dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. xii + 157 + [i]

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-06-2024.

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