Kingdom Animalia Clade Vetigastropoda Family Fissurellidae Genus Cranopsis | Class Gastropoda Superfamily Fissurelloidea Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
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Similar Emarginula, Diodora, Fissurellidae | ||
Cranopsis pelex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
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The epithet uses the Greek word for "helmet".
Description
The shell reaches a size of 6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and in the East China Sea.
References
Cranopsis pelex Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA