Cornisepta levinae
Appearance
Cornisepta levinae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Cornisepta |
Species: | C. levinae
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Binomial name | |
Cornisepta levinae McLean & Geiger, 1998[1]
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Cornisepta levinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a height of 5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the East Pacific Rise, a mid-ocean ridge.
References
[edit]- ^ McLean & Geiger (1998). Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) 475 : 1–32. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ Cornisepta levinae McLean & Geiger, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 January 2013.
External links
[edit]- "Cornisepta levinae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.