Cornisepta verenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[2]
| Cornisepta verenae | |
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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: | Cornisepta |
| Species: | C. verenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cornisepta verenae McLean & Geiger, 1998[1]
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Description
editThe shell grows to a height of 1.6 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific Ocean. It lives at a depth of 1,530 m.[3]
References
edit- ^ McLean & Geiger (1998). Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) 475 : 1–32. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ Cornisepta verenae McLean & Geiger, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- ^ Kiel, Steffen (21 September 2010). The Vent and Seep Biota: Aspects from Microbes to Ecosystems. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-90-481-9572-5.
- McLean J.H. & Geiger D.L. (1998). New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 475: 1–32
External links
edit- "Cornisepta verenae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.