Cornisepta acuminata
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| Cornisepta acuminata | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Cornisepta |
| Species: | C. acuminata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cornisepta acuminata (Watson, 1883) [1]
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| Synonyms | |
Cornisepta acuminata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The height of the shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Southeast USA to Central Brazil; in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XVI. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17: 26–40.
- ^ Cornisepta acuminata (Watson, 1883). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2013.
- Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877–78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879–80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,'. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18: 1–492, pls. 10–40.
External links
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