Lucapinella henseli

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

Lucapinella henseli
Top view of a shell of Lucapinella henseli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Emarginulinae
Genus: Lucapinella
Species:
L. henseli
Binomial name
Lucapinella henseli
(Martens, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Fissurella henseli Martens, 1900
  • Lucapinella hassleri Pérez Farfante, 1943
  • Lucapinella limatula hassleri Farfante, I. Pérez, 1943

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to the Straits of Magellan.

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References
  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lucapinella henseli (Martens, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532997 on 2012-12-31
  • Pérez Farfante, I. 1943. The genera Fissurella, Lucapina and Lucapinella in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 1(10): 1-20
  • To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To ITIS
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Lucapinella henseli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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