Biology:Cornisepta verenae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Cornisepta verenae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cornisepta
Species:
C. verenae
Binomial name
Cornisepta verenae
McLean & Geiger, 1998[1]

Cornisepta verenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 1.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific Ocean. It lives at a depth of 1,530 m.[3]

References

  • McLean J.H. & Geiger D.L. (1998). New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 475: 1–32

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5171798 entry