Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Fissurella nimbosa

Fissurella nimbosa

(Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Fissurellidae
Order: Lepetellida
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia
 Request change


Filters

Remove all filters

Description


Fissurella coarctata, also known as the compressed keyhole limpet, is a species of marine gastropod in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

 The size of the shell attains 40 mm.

Distribution: This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde and Senegal.

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





Geographic distribution


Loading map...



Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 707350
  Adult
Buritaca
Magdalena
Colombia
02/26/2025
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 707349
  Adult
Buritaca
Magdalena
Colombia
02/26/2025
Diego Alfonso Rosa



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species





Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species




Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species




Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253814726/02/2025ColombiaMagdalenaTay Beach Hotel, BuritacaDiego Alfonso Rosa
Page 1

 Add a record of this species

📖
Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Fissurella nimbosa – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 03/10/2026.