Emarginula rosea

Emarginula rosea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Emarginula
Species:	E. rosea
Binomial name
	Emarginula rosea; Bell , 1824
Synonyms
	Emarginula capuliformis Philippi, 1836; Emarginula costae Tiberi, 1855; Emarginula pileolus Michaud, 1829; Emarginula richardi Fenaux, 1942; † Emarginula rostrata Millet, 1865;

Emarginula rosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.^[2]

Description edit

The size of the shell attains 4.5 mm.

Distribution edit

TYhis marine species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic, from the British Isles to Morocco, nearshore to ca. 200 m; in the Mediterranean, mostly 50–200 m.

References edit

^ Bell T. 1824. Description of a new species of Emarginula. Zoological Journal1(1): 52, pl. 4 fig,. 1–2. World Register of Marine Species.
^ ^a ^b Emarginula rosea Bell , 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

Bell T. 1824. Description of a new species of Emarginula. Zoological Journal 1(1): 52, pl. 4 fig,. 1-2
Fenaux A. (1942). Mollusques nouveaux du littoral occidental de la Méditerranée. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique 825-826-827: 2-3
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

External links edit

This Fissurellidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Bell T. 1824. Description of a new species of Emarginula. Zoological Journal1(1): 52, pl. 4 fig,. 1–2. World Register of Marine Species.

[WoRMS-2] Emarginula rosea Bell , 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2]

[1]