Cosmetalepas africana

Cosmetalepas africana
A shell of Cosmetalepas africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Fissurelloidea
Family:Fissurellidae
Genus:Cosmetalepas
Species: C. africana
Binomial name
Cosmetalepas africana
(Tomlin, 1926)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cosmetalepas africanus sic
  • Megatebennus africanus Tomlin, 1926

Cosmetalepas africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2][3]

Description

Ventral view of a shell of Cosmetalepas africana

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Cape Agulhas to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cosmetalepas africana (Tomlin, 1926). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599731 on 2012-12-31
  2. ↑ Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
  3. ↑ Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.


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