Monodilepas skinneri
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| Monodilepas skinneri Finlay, 1928 |
Monodilepas skinneri is a species of keyhole limpet, a kind of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.
[edit] Shell description
The shell of this species is narrower than Monodilepas monilifera, with parallel sides and rounded ends, large and solid. The foramen is long, and the sculpture is distinctive, with dense radial ribs, dominant over the very weak concentric threads.
The maximum shell height is 7 mm, width 19 mm, and length 28 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
