Cranopsis multistriata

Cranopsis multistriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cranopsis
Species: C. multistriata
Binomial name
Cranopsis multistriata
(Dall, 1914)
Synonyms

Puncturella multistriata Dall, 1914

Cranopsis multistriata, common name the many-ribbed puncturella, 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 reaches 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Aleutians to California, USA

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cranopsis multistriata (Dall, 1914). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527879 on 2012-12-31
External identifiers for Cranopsis multistriata
Encyclopedia of Life 482523
ITIS 567419
WoRMS 527879


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