Emarginula
Sign in to saveEmarginula is a genus of small keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae.
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slit limpets
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLepetellida
- FamilyFissurellidae
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- Emarginula
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- Napslakken
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Emarginula is a genus of small keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae.
==Description== The oval shell is obliquely conical with a backward-pointing recurved apex. There is a deep incision in the anterior margin. A distinct anal fasciole extends upwards from this incision. The surface is latticed, sculptured with radial ribs. There is no septum inside.
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