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Emarginula christiaensi

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(Redirected from Emarginula elata) Species of gastropod

Emarginula christiaensi
Shell of Emarginula christiaensi (syntype at MNHN,Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Emarginulinae
Genus: Emarginula
Species: E. christiaensi
Binomial name
Emarginula christiaensi
Locard, 1898
Synonyms

Emarginula elata Locard, 1898 (preoccupied by Emarginula elata Libassi, 1859)

Emarginula christiaensi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

Description

This marine shell measures 15.4 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Western Sahara.

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2014). Emarginula christiaensi Piani, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139956 on 2014-07-22
  2. Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (includes Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.
  • Biondi F. & Di Paco G. (1996). Living specimens of Emarginula christiaensi Piani, 1985 found in the Mediterranean (Ligurian Sea) (Archeogastropoda: Fissurellidae). La Conchiglia 278: 17-20
  • Hoffman L. & Freiwald A. (2018). Last snails standing: a tale of Fissurellidae (Gastropoda) from deep-water coral habitats off Mauritania since the Pleistocene. Miscellanea Malacologica. 7(6): 115-126.

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Taxon identifiers
Emarginula christiaensi


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