Cranopsis multistriata

Cranopsis multistriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Cranopsis
Species: C. multistriata
Binomial name
Cranopsis multistriata
(Dall, 1914)
Synonyms

Puncturella multistriata Dall, 1914

Cranopsis multistriata, common name the many-ribbed puncturella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]

Description

The size of the shell reaches 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Aleutians to California, USA

References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cranopsis multistriata (Dall, 1914). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527879 on 2012-12-31
External identifiers for Cranopsis multistriata
Encyclopedia of Life 482523
ITIS 567419
WoRMS 527879


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