Cornisepta verenae
Cornisepta verenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | C. verenae |
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| Cornisepta verenae McLean & Geiger, 1998[1] | |
Description
The shell grows to a height of 1.6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific Ocean. It lives at a depth of 1,530 m.[3]
References
- McLean & Geiger (1998). Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) 475 : 1–32. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- Cornisepta verenae McLean & Geiger, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- Kiel, Steffen (21 September 2010). The Vent and Seep Biota: Aspects from Microbes to Ecosystems. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-90-481-9572-5.
- 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
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