Biology:Emarginula crassa

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Emarginula crassa
Emarginula crassa (Sowerby).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Emarginula
Species:
E. crassa
Binomial name
Emarginula crassa
Sowerby, 1812

Emarginula crassa, the thick slit limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The thick slit limpet is a large keyhole limpet with a length of 30 mm and about 15 mm high. The white shell is cap-like with a reticulate sculpture. The apex is curved backwards. The radial ribs number about 50 and are less pronounced than in other species of this genus. There is an exhalant slit in the anterior margin.

Distribution

This species is found on hard surfaces, usually under stones, from low water levels to the sublittoral zone at depths up to 200 m. It occurs in European waters from Norway , Orkney and Shetland, south to the British Isles.

Feeding habits

This limpet is deposit feeder and a grazer.

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3175118 entry