Lucapinella limatula
Lucapinella limatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Lucapinella limatula | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Genus: | Lucapinella |
Species: | L. limatula |
Binomial name | |
Lucapinella limatula (Reeve, 1850) | |
Synonyms | |
Description
Length 1/2 to 3/4 inches. Shell oval, only moderately elevated; orifice near center and large, often somewhat triangular. Sculpture of alternating larger and smaller radiating ribs, made scaly by concentric wrinkles. Color brownish, with spotted whitish rays; interior white.
Distribution
This species occurs in moderately deep water in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, West Africa, Angola; in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
gollark: If I ever finish it which is haahahahahahahahano.
gollark: Yep!
gollark: > is it availableNo.> what features will it haveI want to keep it as minimal as possible so it's easier for me.
gollark: I am veeeery slowly working on my own one for personal use, which is why I have been dealing with the æææææææææa which is parsing.
gollark: https://github.com/search?q=wiki&l=rust
References
- Lucapinella limatula (Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- Morris, P.A. (1973) "A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies," Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.
- Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 58
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.