FISSURELLA APERTURA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Fissurella apertura mean? • FISSURELLA APERTURA (noun)
The noun FISSURELLA APERTURA has 1 sense:
1. marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex
Familiarity information: FISSURELLA APERTURA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FISSURELLA APERTURA (noun)
Meaning:
Marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Diodora apertura; Fissurella apertura; keyhole limpet
Hypernyms ("Fissurella apertura" is a kind of...):
limpet (any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas)
Holonyms ("Fissurella apertura" is a member of...):
Fissurella; genus Fissurella (type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets)
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