Emarginula decorata
Emarginula decorata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
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Shell of Emarginula decorata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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Species: | E. decorata |
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Emarginula decorata Deshayes, 1863 | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 8.5 mm.
Distribution
The species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.
References
- Emarginula decorata Deshayes, 1863. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 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.
External links
- Deshayes G.P. (1863). Catalogue des mollusques de l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon). Pp. 1-144. In Maillard, L. (Ed.) Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion. Dentu, Paris
- Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98
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