Cornisepta verenae
| Cornisepta verenae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Cornisepta |
| Species: | C. verenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cornisepta verenae McLean & Geiger, 1998[1] | |
Cornisepta verenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 1.6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific Ocean.
References
- ↑ McLean & Geiger (1998). Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) 475 : 1-32. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ↑ Cornisepta verenae McLean & Geiger, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- McLean J.H. & Geiger D.L. (1998). New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 475: 1-32
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