Emarginula candida

Emarginula candida
The shell of Emarginula candida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Emarginula
Species: E. candida
Binomial name
Emarginula candida
A. Adams, 1852
Synonyms[1]
  • Emarginula hedleyi Thiele, 1915

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Emarginula candida A. Adams, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=689277 on 2012-12-31
External identifiers for Emarginula candida
WoRMS 689277
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