Cornisepta microphyma

Cornisepta microphyma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Cornisepta microphyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Fissurelloidea
Family:
Fissurellidae
Genus:
Cornisepta
Species:
C. microphyma
Binomial name
Cornisepta microphyma
(Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fissurisepta microphyma (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
  • Puncturella microphyma Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896

Description

The shell grows to a height of 6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

References
  1. Cornisepta microphyma (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.


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