''Manganesepta'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Emarginulinae
The subfamily Emarginulinae, common name keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic subfamily of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. ...
of 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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Manganesepta'' include:
* ''
Manganesepta atiaia
''Manganesepta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Emarginulinae
The subfamily Emarginulinae, common name keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic subfamily of limpet-like sea snails, marine ...
''
Simone & Cunha, 2014
* ''
Manganesepta hessleri
''Manganesepta hessleri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000& ...
''
McLean & Geiger, 1998
References
* Simone L.R.L. & Cunha C.M. , 2014. - Taxonomical study on the mollusks collected in Marion-Dufresne (MD55) and other expeditions to SE Brazil: the Fissurellidae (Mollusca, Vetigastropoda).. Zootaxa 3835(4): 437-468
External links
McLean J.H. & Geiger D.L. (1998). ''New genera and species having the Fissurisepta shell form, with a generic-level phylogenetic analysis (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae)''. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 475: 1-32
Fissurellidae
Gastropod genera
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