Emarginula costulata

Emarginula costulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Emarginula costulata
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E. costulata
Binomial name
Emarginula costulata
Deshayes, 1863
Synonyms

Emarginula harmilensis Sturany, 1903

Description

The shell measures 5.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion

References

  • Herbert D.G. (1987) Taxonomic studies on the Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Hemitoma, Clypidina, Tugali, Scutus, Zeidora and two species of Emarginula. South African Journal of Zoology
  • Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.


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