Profundisepta profundi

Profundisepta profundi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Genus:	Profundisepta
Species:	P. profundi
Binomial name
	Profundisepta profundi; (Jeffreys, 1877)
Synonyms
	Fissurisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877); Puncturella profundi Jeffreys, 1877 (basionym);

Profundisepta profundi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 3 mm and 6 mm,^{[citation needed]} and features a hole at or near the top of the shell.^[2] The height of the shell is shorter than its width and a sculpture of granular riblets radiate from the apex, both of which help distinguish the species from the related P. alicei, which has a smooth shell taller than it is wide.^[2]

Mosquera et al. (1981) and Mosquera (1983) misidentified a Puncturella agger specimen as belonging to this species (then called Puncturella profundi).^[3] While P. agger shares the radial rows of granules with Profundisepta profundi, it is distinct in that there is a slit, rather than a hole, near the top of the shell, stretching from the apex to the anterior edge.^[2]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Northern Atlantic Ocean along Iceland and Greenland.

References

1 2 Profundisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 January 2011.
1 2 3 The Mollusca of Galicia Bank, p. 30
↑ The Mollusca of Galicia Bank, p. 35

Bibliography

Mayhew, R. and F. Cole. 1994 MS. A taxonomic discussion and update of shell-bearing marine molluscs recorded from NW Atlantic North of Cape Cod (excluding Greenland), and Canadian Arctic Archipeligo
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER, José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114

External links

"Profundisepta profundi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Profundisepta profundi (Jeffreys, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 January 2011.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 The Mollusca of Galicia Bank, p. 30

[3] The Mollusca of Galicia Bank, p. 35

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