Biology:Cranopsis antillana

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Cranopsis antillana
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C. antillana
Binomial name
Cranopsis antillana
(Pérez Farfante, 1947)[1]
Synonyms
  • Puncturella asturiana auct. non Fischer, 1882
  • Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947

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

Description

The size of the shell reaches 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cuba, the Virgin Islands, St Thomas, Martinique and Brazil ; on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

References

  1. Pérez Farfante, I. 1947. The genera Zeidora, Nesta, Emarginula, Rimula and Puncturella in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 2: 93–148
  2. Cranopsis antillana (Pérez Farfante, 1947). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 January 2013.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5182243 entry