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Fissurella

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

noun
type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets 
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