Cranopsis decorata

Cranopsis decorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cranopsis
Species: C. decorata
Binomial name
Cranopsis decorata
(Cowan & McLean, 1968)
Synonyms[1]
  • Puncturella decorata Cowan & McLean, 1968

Cranopsis decorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2][3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off British Columbia, Canada.

References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cranopsis decorata (Cowan & McLean, 1968). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527877 on 2012-12-31
  2. 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
  3. 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 decorata
Encyclopedia of Life 482526
ITIS 567415
WoRMS 527877


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