Cymbula safiana
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Cymbula safiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
Family: | Patellidae |
Genus: | Cymbula |
Species: | C. safiana
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Binomial name | |
Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Cymbula safiana, common name the saffian limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 120 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution ranging from the Mediterranean Sea to Angola
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2014). Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456662 on 31 October 2014
- Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99.
External links
- "Cymbula nigra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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