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

Cornisepta festiva
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Zeidorinae
Genus: Cornisepta
Species:
C. festiva
Binomial name
Cornisepta festiva
Crozier, 1966
Synonyms

Fissurisepta festiva Crozier, 1966

Description

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The shell grows to a height of 5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cornisepta festiva Crozier, 1966. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598175 on 2012-12-31
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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