Emarginula rosea

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

Emarginula rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Emarginulinae
Genus:
Emarginula
Species:
E. rosea
Binomial name
Emarginula rosea
Bell , 1824[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Emarginula capuliformis Philippi, 1836
  • Emarginula costae Tiberi, 1855
  • Emarginula pileolus Michaud, 1829
  • Emarginula richardi Fenaux, 1942
  • † Emarginula rostrata Millet, 1865

Description

The size of the shell attains 4.5 mm.

Distribution

TYhis marine species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic, from the British Isles to Morocco, nearshore to ca. 200 m; in the Mediterranean, mostly 50-200 m.

References
  1. Bell T. 1824. Description of a new species of Emarginula. Zoological Journal1(1): 52, pl. 4 fig,. 1–2. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Emarginula rosea Bell , 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Bell T. 1824. Description of a new species of Emarginula. Zoological Journal 1(1): 52, pl. 4 fig,. 1-2
  • Fenaux A. (1942). Mollusques nouveaux du littoral occidental de la Méditerranée. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique 825-826-827: 2-3
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213


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