Lucapinella henseli

Lucapinella henseli
Top view of a shell of Lucapinella henseli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Subfamily:	Emarginulinae
Genus:	Lucapinella
Species:	L. henseli
Binomial name
Lucapinella henseli (Martens, 1900)
Synonyms
Fissurella henseliMartens, 1900 Lucapinella hassleriPérez Farfante, 1943 Lucapinella limatula hassleriFarfante, I. Pérez, 1943

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to the Straits of Magellan.

References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Lucapinella henseli (Martens, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532997 on 2012-12-31

• Pérez Farfante, I. 1943. The genera Fissurella, Lucapina and Lucapinella in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 1(10): 1-20

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
• Encyclopedia of Life
• ITIS
• World Register of Marine Species
• "Lucapinella henseli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.