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Fissurella barbadensis

Fissurella barbadensis

(Gmelin, 1791)
Lapa De Cerradura

Family: Fissurellidae
Order: Lepetellida
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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Fissurella barbadensis is a species of limpet in family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. It is known commonly as the Barbados keyhole limpet and the rugose slit limpet. This species is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, including many islands of the Caribbean.

This limpet is up to 41 millimeters long. It is generally elliptical in shape. It has irregular ribbing on its shell and an irregular margin. It is gray to pinkish white with purple spots and lines. The internal surface has green and white concentric banding. The "keyhole" at the top of the shell has a green coloration internally.

This species lives in the rocky intertidal zone, sometimes in coral reefs.

Source: Wikipedia, article Fissurella barbadensis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 01/10/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253814302/02/2026ColombiaSan Andrés y ProvidenciaPlaya San Luis, San AndrésDiego Alfonso Rosa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Fissurella barbadensis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 03/10/2026.