Cranopsis billsae
| Cranopsis billsae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Cranopsis |
| Species: | C. billsae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cranopsis billsae (Pérez Farfante, 1947) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Puncturella (Cranopsis) billsae Pérez Farfante, 1947 (original combination) | |
Cranopsis billsae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
Description
The size of the shell reaches 3.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea (off Cuba) and in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil
References
- ↑ Pérez Farfante, I. 1947. The genera Zeidora, Nesta, Emarginula, Rimula and Puncturella in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 2: 93-148.
- ↑ Cranopsis billsae (Pérez Farfante, 1947). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 January 2013.
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