Profundisepta profundi

Profundisepta profundi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Profundisepta
Species: P. profundi
Binomial name
Profundisepta profundi
(Jeffreys, 1877)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877)
  • Puncturella profundi Jeffreys, 1877 (basionym)

Profundisepta profundi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 3 mm and 6 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Northern Atlantic Ocean along Iceland and Greenland.

References

  • Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213


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