Cornisepta acuminata

Last updated

Cornisepta acuminata
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cornisepta
Species:
C. acuminata
Binomial name
Cornisepta acuminata
(Watson, 1883) [1]
Synonyms
  • Fissurisepta acuminata(Watson, 1883)
  • Fissurisepta triangulata(Dall, 1889)
  • Puncturella (Fissurisepta) acuminataWatson, 1883 (original combination)
  • Puncturella rostrataauct. non Seguenza, 1863
  • Puncturella (Fissurisepta) triangulata Dall, 1889

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

Contents

Description

The height of the shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Southeast USA to Central Brazil; in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Related Research Articles

<i>Conus amphiurgus</i> Species of sea snail

Conus amphiurgus, common name the amphiurgus cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

Cryoturris citronella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

<i>Glyphoturris quadrata</i> Species of gastropod

Glyphoturris quadrata, common name the square glyph-turrid, is a species of small carnivorous sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

<i>Glyphoturris rugirima</i> Species of gastropod

Glyphoturris rugirima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mangeliidae.

Mioawateria malmii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

<i>Hindsiclava macilenta</i> Species of gastropod

Hindsiclava macilenta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

<i>Inodrillia dalli</i> Species of gastropod

Inodrillia dalli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

Bellaspira pentagonalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

Cerodrillia carminura is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.

<i>Dentistyla dentifera</i> Species of gastropod

Dentistyla dentifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.

Echinogurges clavatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae.

Homalopoma linnei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae.

Puncturella agger is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

Puncturella granulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

Diodora fluviana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Cornisepta</i> Genus of gastropods

Cornisepta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Solariella lacunella</i> Species of gastropod

Solariella lacunella, common name the channelled solarielle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina and Florida at depths between 18 m and 1472 m.

Calliostoma psyche, common name the psyche top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.

Turbonilla belotheca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

<i>Turbonilla curta</i> Species of gastropod

Turbonilla curta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

References

  1. Watson, R. B. 1883. Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XVI. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 17: 26–40.
  2. Cornisepta acuminata (Watson, 1883) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 3 January 2013.