Emarginula adriatica

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

Emarginula adriatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Emarginulinae
Genus:
Emarginula
Species:
E. adriatica
Binomial name
Emarginula adriatica
Costa O.G., 1829[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay to Madeira.

References
  1. Costa O. G. (1829). Catalogo sistematico e ragionato de' testacei delle Due Sicilie. Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli 8 + 132 p., pl. 1–3:. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  2. Emarginula adriatica Costa O.G., 1829. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 January 2013.
  • "Emarginula adriatica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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