Cranopsis agger

Cranopsis agger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cranopsis
Species: C. agger
Binomial name
Cranopsis agger
(Watson, 1883) [1]
Synonyms

Puncturella agger Watson, 1883

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and off Puerto Rico at depths between 249 m and 1966 m

References

  1. Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XVI. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17: 26-40
  2. Cranopsis agger (Watson, 1883).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 January 2013.


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