Emarginula rosea

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Emarginula rosea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Emarginula
Species:
E. rosea
Binomial name
Emarginula rosea
Bell , 1824[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Emarginula capuliformis Philippi, 1836
  • Emarginula costae Tiberi, 1855
  • Emarginula pileolus Michaud, 1829
  • Emarginula richardi Fenaux, 1942
  • Emarginula rostrata Millet, 1865

Emarginula rosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]

Description[edit]

The size of the shell attains 4.5 mm.

Distribution[edit]

TYhis marine species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic, from the British Isles to Morocco, nearshore to ca. 200 m; in the Mediterranean, mostly 50–200 m.

References[edit]

  • Bell T. 1824. Description of a new species of Emarginula. Zoological Journal 1(1): 52, pl. 4 fig,. 1-2
  • Fenaux A. (1942). Mollusques nouveaux du littoral occidental de la Méditerranée. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique 825-826-827: 2-3
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

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