Fissurella emmanuelae

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

Fissurella emmanuelae
Shell of Fissurella emmanuelae (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Fissurella
Species:
F. emmanuelae
Binomial name
Fissurella emmanuelae
Métivier, 1970

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurella emmanuelae Métivier, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532845 on 2012-12-31
  • Métivier, B., 1970. Campagne Calypso au large des côtes Atlantiques de l'Amérique du sud (1961-1962). I- 20. Mollusques prosobranches: Fissurellidae, Acumaeidae et Patellidae. Annales de l'Institut Océanographique 47(1969-1970): 115-125


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