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Medusafissurella melvilli

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Medusafissurella melvilli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Fissurellinae
Genus: Medusafissurella
Species:
M. melvilli
Binomial name
Medusafissurella melvilli
(Sowerby, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurella melvilli Sowerby, 1882
  • Medusafissurella gallagheri Smythe, 1988

Medusafissurella melvilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Medusafissurella melvilli (G. B. Sowerby III, 1882). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=701776 on 2012-12-31
  2. ^ Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
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