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Lucapinella eleanorae F. S. Mclean, 1967

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Lepetellida »  family Fissurellidae - Keyhole Limpets »  genus Lucapinella

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Lucapinella eleanorae

Author: Keen, M.

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Description

Lucapinella eleanorae McLean, 1967. The orifice is oval and proportionately smaller than in the other species. The shell is thin, reddish buff in color, with radiating bands of gray. Length, 18 mm; width, 11 mm; height, 3 mm. An offshore. form, on rock and gravel bottoms in 18 to 37 m; Guaymas, Mexico, to Santa Elena Peninsula, Ecuador.
Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru.
Author: Jan Delsing

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