Fissurella

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fissurella \Fis`su*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. fissura a
     fissure.] (Zool.)
     A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or
     limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also
     {keyhole limpet}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Fissurella
       n : type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets
           [syn: {genus Fissurella}]