Emarginula candida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
| Emarginula candida | |
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| The shell of Emarginula candida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Emarginulinae |
| Genus: | Emarginula |
| Species: | E. candida
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| Binomial name | |
| Emarginula candida Adams, 1852
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 15 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Emarginula candida A. Adams, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=689277 on 2012-12-31
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emarginula candida.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Emarginula candida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.