Cornisepta levinae

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Cornisepta levinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cornisepta
Species:
C. levinae
Binomial name
Cornisepta levinae
McLean & Geiger, 1998 [1]

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

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Description

The shell grows to a height of 5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the East Pacific Rise, a mid-ocean ridge.

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