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Cornisepta antarctica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Subfamily:	Zeidorinae
Genus:	Cornisepta
Species:	C. antarctica
Binomial name
Cornisepta antarctica (Egorova, 1972)
Synonyms
Fissurisepta antarctica Egorova, 1972 (original combination)

Cornisepta antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.

Description

The shell grows to a height of 8 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in Antarctic waters of the Weddell Sea.

References

1. Egorova, E. N. 1972. New species of Gastropoda (Prosobranchia) from Davis Sea. Issledovaniia Fauny Morei 11: 383-394
2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Cornisepta antarctica (Egorova, 1972). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532662 on 2012-12-31
3. Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species
• "Cornisepta antarctica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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