Profundisepta profundi
| Profundisepta profundi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Profundisepta |
| Species: | P. profundi
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| Binomial name | |
| Profundisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877)
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Profundisepta profundi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
Description[edit]
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The shell size varies between 3 mm and 6 mm,[citation needed] and features a hole at or near the top of the shell.[2] The height of the shell is shorter than its width and a sculpture of granular riblets radiate from the apex, both of which help distinguish the species from the related P. alicei, which has a smooth shell taller than it is wide.[2]
Mosquera et al. (1981) and Mosquera (1983) misidentified a Puncturella agger specimen as belonging to this species (then called Puncturella profundi).[3] While P. agger shares the radial rows of granules with Profundisepta profundi, it is distinct in that there is a slit, rather than a hole, near the top of the shell, stretching from the apex to the anterior edge.[2]
Distribution[edit]
This species is distributed in the Northern Atlantic Ocean along Iceland and Greenland.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Profundisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 January 2011.
- ^ a b c The Mollusca of Galicia Bank, p. 30
- ^ The Mollusca of Galicia Bank, p. 35
Bibliography[edit]
- Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER,José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114
External links[edit]
- "Profundisepta profundi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 January 2011.