Emarginula agulhasensis

Emarginula agulhasensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2][3]

Emarginula agulhasensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Emarginula
Species:
E. agulhasensis
Binomial name
Emarginula agulhasensis
Thiele, 1925
Synonyms[1]
  • Emarginula pulchreclathrata Thiele, 1932

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.25 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

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References
  1. WoRMS (2012). Emarginula agulhasensis Thiele, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572109 on 2012-12-31
  2. Herbert D.G. & Kilburn R.N. (1986). Taxonomic studies on the Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Emarginula, Emarginella, Puncturella, Fissurisepta, and Rimula. South Africa Journal of Zoology 21(1):1-27.
  3. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)


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