Cranopsis granulata

Cranopsis granulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cranopsis
Species: C. granulata
Binomial name
Cranopsis granulata
(Seguenza, 1862)
Synonyms[1]
  • Puncturella granulata Seguenza, 1862 (original combination)
  • Rimula granulata Seguenza, 1862

Cranopsis granulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and from the Florida Keys, USA to the Antilles and Brazil

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