Cornisepta rostrata
Species of gastropod
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Cornisepta rostrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]
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| Cornisepta rostrata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Cornisepta |
| Species: | C. rostrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cornisepta rostrata (Seguenza, 1862) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Description
The height of the shell varies between 3.5 mm and 5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea at depths between 100 m and 2000 m.