Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Fissurellidae Scientific name Lucapinella limatula | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Fissurelloidea Subfamily Emarginullinae Rank Species | |
Similar Lucapinella, Lucapina, Diodora listeri, Diodora dysoni, Rimula | ||
Lucapinella limatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
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Description
Length 1/2 to 3/4 inches. Shell oval, only moderately elevated; orifice near center and large, often somewhat triangular. Sculpture of alternating larger and smaller radiating ribs, made scaly by concentric wrinkles. Color brownish, with spotted whitish rays; interior white.
Distribution
This species occurs in moderately deep water in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes, West Africa, Angola; in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
References
Lucapinella limatula Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA