Emarginula rosea
Emarginula rosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | E. rosea |
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| Emarginula rosea Bell , 1824[1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell attains 4.5 mm.
Distribution
TYhis marine species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic, from the British Isles to Morocco, nearshore to ca. 200 m; in the Mediterranean, mostly 50-200 m.
References
- Bell T. 1824. Description of a new species of Emarginula. Zoological Journal 1(1): 52, pl. 4 fig,. 1-2
- Fenaux A. (1942). Mollusques nouveaux du littoral occidental de la Méditerranée. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique 825-826-827: 2-3
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
External links
- Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. I-XIV, 1-303, Tab. XIII-XXVIII. Schropp, Berlin
- Tiberi N. (1855). Descrizione di alcuni testacei viventi viventi nel Mediterraneo. Lettere di Nicola Tiberi. Napoli: Gaetano Noblie pp. 16
- Michaud, A.-L.-G. (1829). Description de plusieurs espèces nouvelles de coquilles vivantes. Bulletin d'Histoire Naturelle de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 3: 260-276
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