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Emarginula choristes W. H. Dall, 1925

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

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Emarginula choristes

Author: Dall, W.H.

Emarginula choristes

Author: Poppe & Tagaro

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Description

Shell thin, very elevated, tapering to an acute apex, which stands vertically above the posterior margin; slit about one fifth of the length of the anterior convex slope, its fasciole narrow and inconspicuous; posterior slope beneath the curved apex, nearly vertical; color of the shell pale brownish; axial sculpture of about 16 major threads with from 3 to 7 (often alternated) smaller threads between them, closely reticulated by rather uniform small concentric threads: the sculpture is rounded rather than sharp or laminate; base ovate; height, 18; anteroposterior diameter, 17; transverse diameter, 12 mm. U. S. Nat. Mus. Cat. No. 110781.
Source: Dall, W.H. 1925 - Illustrations of unfigured types of shells in the collection of the United States National Museum.
Author: Jan Delsing

Similar species

Emarginula connelli R.N. Kilburn, 1978
Emarginula teramachii T. Habe, 1953

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Emarginula choristes Dall, 1925]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013

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