Emarginula paivana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Emarginula paivana
Shell of Emarginula paivana (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Emarginula
Species:
E. paivana
Binomial name
Emarginula paivana
(Crosse, 1867)
Synonyms

Semperia paivana Crosse, 1867 (original combination)

Description edit

Distribution edit

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira.

References edit

  • Crosse H. (1867). Description d'un genre nouveau de la famille des Fissurellidae. Journal de Conchyliologie. 15(1): 74-78.

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