Biology:Cranopsis asturiana

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Cranopsis asturiana
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C. asturiana
Binomial name
Cranopsis asturiana
(P. Fischer, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Puncturella alta Locard, 1896
  • Puncturella craticia Watson, 1883
  • Rimula asturiana P. Fischer, 1882

Cranopsis asturiana, common name the hawk puncturella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The shell can grow to be 15 mm to 25 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters (off Spain), the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. It lives at a depth of 182 m to 2017 m.[3]

References

  • 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
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3174526 entry