''Emarginula connectens'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Fissurellidae
Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurellidae. Accessed through: World Register of ...
, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.
[Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Emarginula connectens'' Thiele, 1915. Accessed through: ]World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598177 on 2012-12-31
References
External links
Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)World Register of Marine Species
Fissurellidae
Gastropods described in 1915
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