Emarginula adriatica
| Emarginula adriatica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Emarginulinae |
| Genus: | Emarginula |
| Species: | E. adriatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Emarginula adriatica Costa O.G., 1829[1] | |
Emarginula adriatica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay to Madeira.
References
- ↑ Costa O. G. (1829). Catalogo sistematico e ragionato de' testacei delle Due Sicilie. Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli 8 + 132 p., pl. 1-3:. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ↑ Emarginula adriatica Costa O.G., 1829. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2013.
External links
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