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genus

Cosmetalepas Iredale, 1924

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

Description

Shell oval, with irregular pits; hole fairly large, elongate.
Thiele, J., 1935 (1992); Handbook of Systematic Malacology. Part 1 (Loricata; Gastropoda; Prosobranchia). Translation by Bieler, R. & Mikkelsen, P.M.
Author: Jan Delsing

Included taxa

Number of records: 4

species Cosmetalepas africana Tomlin, 1926

Cosmetalepas africana

species Cosmetalepas concatenatus (Crosse & Fischer, 1864) - Pitted Keyhole Limpet

Cosmetalepas concatenatus

species Cosmetalepas massieri Poppe, Tagaro & Sarino, 2011

Cosmetalepas massieri

species Cosmetalepas scrobiculata (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869)

Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [9c422168-b866-4825-bfeb-e4d75401f385]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Cosmetalepas Iredale, 1924]
Data retrieved on: 15 February 2015
EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1067429]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Cosmetalepas Iredale, 1924]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019
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