Mo. 140. EMARGINULA OBAVATA( Emarginula Slipper Limpet)

 

Phylum : Mollusca

Class    : Gastropoda

Order  : Lepetellida

Family  : Fissurellidae

Genus  :  Emarginula

Species      : Obavata

 

 DESCRIPTION

Emarginula is a genus of small keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae.

The oval shell is obliquely conical with a backward-pointing recurved apex. There is a deep incision in the anterior margin. A distinct anal fasciole extends upwards from this incision. The surface is latticed, sculptured with radial ribs. There is no septum inside.

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated