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Profundisepta profundi

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Profundisepta profundi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Profundisepta
Species:
P. profundi
Binomial name
Profundisepta profundi
(Jeffreys, 1877)
Synonyms[1]

Profundisepta profundi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 3 mm and 6 mm,[citation needed] and features a hole at or near the top of the shell.[2] The height of the shell is shorter than its width and a sculpture of granular riblets radiate from the apex, both of which help distinguish the species from the related P. alicei, which has a smooth shell taller than it is wide.[2]

Mosquera et al. (1981) and Mosquera (1983) misidentified a Puncturella agger specimen as belonging to this species (then called Puncturella profundi).[3] While P. agger shares the radial rows of granules with Profundisepta profundi, it is distinct in that there is a slit, rather than a hole, near the top of the shell, stretching from the apex to the anterior edge.[2]

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Northern Atlantic Ocean along Iceland and Greenland.

References

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  1. ^ a b Profundisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c The Mollusca of Galicia Bank, p. 30
  3. ^ The Mollusca of Galicia Bank, p. 35

Bibliography

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  • "Profundisepta profundi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 January 2011.