Lucapinella henseli

Lucapinella henseli
Top view of a shell of Lucapinella henseli
Scientific classification Edit this 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 henseli Martens, 1900
  • Lucapinella hassleri Pérez Farfante, 1943
  • Lucapinella limatula hassleri Farfante, 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
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