Fissurella nimbosa   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rayed keyhole limpet

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Lepetellida | Fissurellidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 8 m (Ref. 83435).  Tropical; 18°N - 13°S, 76°E - 32°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles and Caribbean to Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); common length : 3.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 355)

Short description Morphology

Shell of medium size, elliptical. Sculpture or irregular, radial grooves and narrow, flat ribs, all crossed by fine lines. Margin irregular. Orifice oblong, large with sides bearing small upward projections. Colour: greyish to pinkish white, usually with purple blotches and lines between ribs. Internally with green and whitish concentric bands. Border of orifice internally deep green.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

On hard substrates; species belongs to a family with a habitat located in the intertidal or shallow subtidal hard substrates (Ref. 355).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 355)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Internet sources

Alien/Invasive Species database | BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 27.1 - 28.4, mean 27.6 (based on 255 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.