Emarginula dilecta

Emarginula dilecta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]

Emarginula dilecta
Dorsal view of a shell of Emarginula dilecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Emarginula
Species:
E. dilecta
Binomial name
Emarginula dilecta
Adams, 1852
Synonyms[1]
  • Emarginula amitina Iredale, 1925
  • Emarginula clathrata Pease, 1863
  • Emarginula peasei Thiele, 1915
  • Emarginula subclathrata Pilsbry, 1890
Lateral view of a shell of Emarginula dilecta

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Chagos

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Emarginula dilecta A. Adams, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=689282 on 2012-12-31
  2. Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.


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