Cranopsis expansa
Cranopsis expansa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Cranopsis |
Species: | C. expansa |
Binomial name | |
Cranopsis expansa (Dall, 1896) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Cranopsis expansa, common name the broad puncturella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico to Panama; off the Galápagos Islands
References
- 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cranopsis expansa (Dall, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594467 on 2012-12-31
- Keen M. (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú, ed. 2. Stanford University Press. 1064 pp.
External links
External identifiers for Cranopsis expansa | |
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WoRMS | 594467 |
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