Cranopsis antillana

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

Cranopsis antillana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Genus:
Cranopsis
Species:
C. antillana
Binomial name
Cranopsis antillana
Synonyms
  • Puncturella asturiana auct. non Fischer, 1882
  • Puncturella antillana Pérez Farfante, 1947

Description

The size of the shell reaches 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cuba, the Virgin Islands, St Thomas, Martinique and Brazil; on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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References
  1. Pérez Farfante, I. 1947. The genera Zeidora, Nesta, Emarginula, Rimula and Puncturella in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 2: 93–148
  2. Cranopsis antillana (Pérez Farfante, 1947). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 January 2013.
  • "Cranopsis antillana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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