Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Fissurellidae Scientific name Fissurella volcano | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Fissurelloidea Genus Fissurella Rank Species | |
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Similar Fissurella, Diodora aspera, Fissurella nodosa, Fissurella peruviana, Fissurella costata | ||
Fissurella volcano, commonly named the volcano limpet or volcano keyhole limpet, is a species of small to medium-sized sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
This species occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean, where it is found in the intertidal zone on the underside of rocks. The distribution is California and Baja California.
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