Cornisepta acuminata

Cornisepta acuminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cornisepta
Species: C. acuminata
Binomial name
Cornisepta acuminata
(Watson, 1883) [1]
Synonyms
  • Fissurisepta acuminata (Watson, 1883)
  • Fissurisepta triangulata (Dall, 1889)
  • Puncturella (Fissurisepta) acuminata Watson, 1883 (original combination)
  • Puncturella rostrata auct. non Seguenza, 1863
  • Puncturella (Fissurisepta) triangulata Dall, 1889

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

Description

The height of the shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Southeast USA to Central Brazil; in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XVI. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17: 26-40.
  2. Cornisepta acuminata (Watson, 1883).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 January 2013.

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