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


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