Cranopsis pelex

Cranopsis pelex
Drawing of a shell of Cranopsis pelex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cranopsis
Species: C. pelex
Binomial name
Cranopsis pelex
A.Adams, 1860
Synonyms

Rimula (Cranopsis) pelex A. Qdq;sm 1860

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

The epithet uses the Greek word for "helmet".

Description

The shell reaches a size of 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and in the East China Sea.

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2012). Cranopsis pelex A.Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536039 on 2012-12-31
  2. McLean J.H. & Geiger D.L. (1998). New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 475: 1-32

External links

External identifiers for Cranopsis pelex
Encyclopedia of Life 18654595
WoRMS 536039