Fissurellidae (keyhole limpets) |
7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 15 m |
Eastern Pacific and the Arctic: from Alaska to Baja California. Subtropical to polar. |
Description: Color is usually gray-brown and white. Radiating ribs of shell are both light and dark. There is a small opening at the peak (Ref. 312). |
It has a shell length of 7 cm long (Ref. 312). Occurs at low intertidal zones. Omnivorous; encrusting bryozoans are sometimes consumed in preference to algae. When under attack by a sea star, it will extend its mantle flap over its foot and shell so that the tube feet of the star fish cannot grasp it (Ref. 312). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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C: Refs. 312, 93916, 865; R: Ref. 95344. |
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