Vacerrena nana
Species of gastropod
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Vacerrena nana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Emarginulinae |
| Genus: | Vacerrena |
| Species: | V. nana |
| Binomial name | |
| Vacerrena nana (H. Adams, 1872) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 2 mm, the width 1¼ mm, the height 2 mm.
The rather solid shel is elevated-conic. It is sculptured with 15 radiating ribs, the front ones wider apart. The apex is acute and strongly recurved. The aperture is oval.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea.
