Keyhole
limpets
Family Fissurellidae
updated
Jul 2020
Where
seen? These
small limpets are sometimes seen under stones, usually alone, on some
of our shores.
Features: About 1cm long. Shell
conical with fine ribs. It has a hole in the top of its shell, through
which wastes are excreted. Body plain white with a pair of feathery
gills. Keyhole limpets are true limpets that breathe through gills. |
Pulau Tekukor, Apr 13 |
Pulau Tekukor, Apr 13 |
| Keyhole
limpets on Singapore shores |
| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
Lazarus Island, Jan 24
Photo shared by Tammy Lim on facebook. |
Terumbu Pempang Tengah, May 21
Photo shared by Vincent Choo on facebook. |
Terumbu Pempang Laut, Aug 21
Photo shared by Vincent Choo on facebook. |
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Links
References
- Tan Siong Kiat, Lee Yen-ling & Rene Ong. 18 September 2015. A record of Singapore keyhole limpet, Diodora singaporensis. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2015: 131-132
- Tan Siong
Kiat and Henrietta P. M. Woo, 2010 Preliminary
Checklist of The Molluscs of Singapore (pdf), Raffles
Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore.
- Tan, K. S.
& L. M. Chou, 2000. A
Guide to the Common Seashells of Singapore. Singapore
Science Centre. 160 pp.
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