Barbados Keyhole Limpet (Fissurella barbadensis)

Barbados Keyhole Limpet, a reference photo — Photo: James St. John · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Fissurella barbadensis is a species of limpet in family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. It is known commonly as the Barbados keyhole limpet and the rugose slit limpet. This species is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, including many islands of the Caribbean.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Barbados Keyhole Limpet 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 angusta
Fissurella nodosa
Fissurella microtrema
Diodora listeri
Fissurella rosea

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species: Fissurella barbadensis

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