Biology:Cornisepta antarctica
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Cornisepta antarctica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Zeidorinae |
| Genus: | Cornisepta |
| Species: | C. antarctica
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| Binomial name | |
| Cornisepta antarctica (Egorova, 1972) [1]
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Cornisepta antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[2][3]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in Antarctic waters of the Weddell Sea.
References
- ↑ Egorova, E. N. 1972. New species of Gastropoda (Prosobranchia) from Davis Sea. Issledovaniia Fauny Morei 11: 383-394
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cornisepta antarctica (Egorova, 1972). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532662 on 2012-12-31
- ↑ Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
External links
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Cornisepta antarctica" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_21711.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5171789 entry
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