Fissurella nigra, commonly called the black keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Fissurella nigra being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Fissurella latimarginata
- Dendrofissurella scutellum
- Fissurella costata
- Fissurella maxima
- Fissurella crassa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Lepetellida
- Family
- Fissurellidae
- Genus
- Fissurella
- Species
- Fissurella nigra
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