Biology:Medusafissurella chemnitzii

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Medusafissurella chemnitzii
Medusafissurella chemnitzii (MNHN-IM-2000-4747).jpeg
Shell of Medusafissurella chemnitzii (neotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Fissurellinae
Genus: Medusafissurella
Species:
M. chemnitzii
Binomial name
Medusafissurella chemnitzii
(Sowerby, 1835)
Synonyms

Fissurella chemnitzii G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 (original combination)

Medusafissurella chemnitzii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 24.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Angola.

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2012). Medusafissurella chemnitzii (Sowerby, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536035 on 2012-12-31
  2. McLean J.H. & Kilburn R.N. 1986. Propodial elaboration in Southern African and Indian Ocean Fissurellidae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia) with descriptions of two new genera and one new species. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 379: 1-12.

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q6807359 entry