Biology:Emarginula

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Emarginula is a genus of small keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae.[1]

Description

The oval shell is obliquely conical with a backward-pointing recurved apex. There is a deep incision in the anterior margin. A distinct anal fasciole extends upwards from this incision. The surface is latticed, sculptured with radial ribs. There is no septum inside.[2]

Radula

The radula has a dental formula of [many].1.4.1.4.1.[many],[3] with a wide, rectangular, acuspate rachidian tooth.[4] The various genera have a few dozen rows of teeth.[3]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), species within the genus Emarginula include:[1]

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). Emarginula Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138012 on 2013-01-13
  2. ↑ Tryon, George W. Jr. (1879–1898). Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. pp. 248. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Torr, Claude M. (1914). "Radulæ of some South Australian Gasteropoda". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 38: 362–368. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/113401#page/374/mode/1up. 
  4. ↑ Keen, A. Myra (1971-06-01). Sea shells of tropical west America: marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ISBN 978-0-8047-0736-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=Xj-2-KxUCcYC&pg=PA310. 
  5. ↑ "Emarginula striatula" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_2634.shtml. 
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Wikidata ☰ Q3176224 entry