Profundisepta profundi
| Profundisepta profundi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Profundisepta |
| Species: | P. profundi |
| Binomial name | |
| Profundisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Profundisepta profundi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 3 mm and 6 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Northern Atlantic Ocean along Iceland and Greenland.
References
- 1 2 Profundisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 January 2011.
- Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
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