Cornisepta verenae

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

Cornisepta verenae 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 1.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific Ocean. It lives at a depth of 1,530 m. [3]

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References

  1. McLean & Geiger (1998). Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) 475 : 1–32. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  2. Cornisepta verenae McLean & Geiger, 1998 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 19 April 2010.
  3. Kiel, Steffen (21 September 2010). The Vent and Seep Biota: Aspects from Microbes to Ecosystems. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   978-90-481-9572-5.