Biology:Lucapina sowerbii

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Lucapina sowerbii
Lucapina sowerbii 001.jpg
Top and underside view of a shell of Lucapina sowerbii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Lucapina
Species:
L. sowerbii
Binomial name
Lucapina sowerbii
(Sowerby, 1835)

Lucapina sowerbii, common name Sowerby's fleshy limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil ; in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

References

  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 58
  • 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 ☰ Q3173414 entry