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Emarginula
Sign in to saveEmarginula is a genus of small keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae.
Species
slit limpets
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLepetellida
- FamilyFissurellidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,436
- With media
- 144
- Family
- Fissurellidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, LACM, USNM, UF, PRI
- Recorded in
- France, Papua New Guinea, United States, Italy, Tunisia, Jamaica, Greece, Solomon Islands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Fissurellidae
- Image
- Emarginula striatula (top view).JPG
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- Commons category
- Emarginula
- taxon name
- Emarginula
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Emarginula
- taxon common name
- Napslakken
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Radula
- Species
- Synonyms
- References
Emarginula is a genus of small keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae.
==Description== The oval shell is obliquely conical with a backward-pointing recurved apex. There is a deep incision in the anterior margin. A distinct anal fasciole extends upwards from this incision. The surface is latticed, sculptured with radial ribs. There is no septum inside.
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