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Cornisepta verenae

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Cornisepta verenae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
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]

Description

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The shell grows to a height of 1.6 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  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.
  • McLean J.H. & Geiger D.L. (1998). New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 475: 1–32
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