genus fissurella

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   type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets

   SynonymsFissurella

   Broadermollusk genus

   Part ofFissurellidae

Questions about genus fissurella

What does genus fissurella mean?

genus fissurella means "type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets".

What is another word for genus fissurella?

Close synonyms include Fissurella. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus fissurella a common word?

genus fissurella is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.