What is another word for fissurella?

Pronunciation: [fˌɪʃəɹˈɛlə] (IPA)

Fissurella, commonly known as keyhole limpet, is a small marine mollusk found in intertidal areas. This popular shellfish has a conical, pointed shell with a keyhole-shaped slit, making it easy to identify. However, there are numerous synonyms for the word fissurella, including Cryptochiton, Tectura, and Diodora. Other variations of this name include Fissurellidea, Fissuridea, and Fissurrella. Each of these names is used to denote different species of limpet, which may vary in color, size, shape, and habitat. Despite these differences, all Fissurella species share similar characteristics, such as their small size and conical shells with a keyhole-shaped slit.

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What are the hypernyms for Fissurella?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    gastropod, mollusk.

What are the hyponyms for Fissurella?

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What are the holonyms for Fissurella?

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What are the meronyms for Fissurella?

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Usage examples for Fissurella

Further, there are found here a large fissurella, and six species of a genus which, from its simple, unwound shell, would be immediately taken for a Patella; the creature, however, closely resembles the fissurella, with the difference that only one gill is visible in the fissure over the neck.
"A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2"
Otto von Kotzebue
Among them were Fusus, Mytilus, Buccinum, fissurella, Patella, and Voluta, all found in the same numeric relations as those in which they now exist upon the beach below.
"Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence"
Louis Agassiz
22. fissurella 120 World-wide-on rocks from low water to 5 fathoms.
"Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils"
Peter Gray B. B. Woodward

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