Cornisepta levinae
| Cornisepta levinae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Cornisepta |
| Species: | C. levinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cornisepta levinae McLean & Geiger, 1998[1] | |
Cornisepta levinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the East Pacific Rise, a mid-ocean ridge.
References
- ↑ 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.
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