Cranopsis erecta

Cranopsis erecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cranopsis
Species: C. erecta
Binomial name
Cranopsis erecta
(Dall, 1889) [1]
Synonyms
  • Puncturella erecta Dall, 1889
  • Puncturella hendersoni Dall, 1927

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

Description

The size of the shell reaches 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.

References

  1. Dall, W. H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredgings, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U. S. Coast Survey Steamer 'Blake,'. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40
  2. Cranopsis erecta (Dall, 1889).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 January 2013.

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