Vacerrena nana

Vacerrena nana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]

Vacerrena nana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Vacerrena
Species:
V. nana
Binomial name
Vacerrena nana
(H. Adams, 1872)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cemoria nana Adams, 1872 (original combination)
  • Fissurisepta joschristiaensis Drivas & Jay, 1985
  • Puncturella (Vacerrena) christiaensi Kilburn, 1978
  • Puncturella christiaensi Kilburn, 1978
  • Puncturella nana (H. Adams, 1872)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Vacerrena nana (H. Adams, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865087 on 2020-09-24
  • Kilburn, R. N. (1978). The Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum. 23(2): 431-454.
  • Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1985). Shells of Réunion. 3. Family Fissurellidae. Subfamily Emarginulinae. La Conchiglia. 17(194–195): 3–6.
  • Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. (2000) Check-list of Red Sea mollusca. Spirula, 47(supplement), 1-46.


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