Emarginula sicula

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

Emarginula sicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Subfamily:
Emarginulinae
Genus:
Emarginula
Species:
E. sicula
Binomial name
Emarginula sicula
Gray, 1825
Synonyms
  • Emarginula cancellata Philippi, 1836
  • Emarginula curvirostris Deshayes, 1830
  • Emarginula depressa Bellini, 1929
  • Emarginula reticulata Risso, 1826
  • Emarginula rosea Bellini, 1929
  • Emarginula sicula var. major Pallary, 1900
  • Emarginula squamulosa Aradas, 1846

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily.

References
  1. Emarginula sicula Gray, 1825. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Deshayes, G. P., 1832 -Expédition scientifique en Morée, entreprise et publiée par ordre du Gouvernement français. Zoologie, 1ère Partie, Mollusques, sér. 3ème série, p. 81-203, pls 18-24
  • 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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