Emarginula rosea: Brief Summary
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Emarginula rosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
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Biology
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Type of larval development: Short planktonic, non-planktotrophic.
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Diagnosis
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Shell up to 5 mm, with oval contour and elevated profile, strongly curled backwards with the apex overhanging posterior margin. Sculpture of thick radial ribs, narrower than the interspaces, forming a coarse lattice with strong commarginal cords; the broader interspaces on the sides with a weak radial rib intercalated. Colour white.
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Distribution
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Eastern Atlantic, from the British Isles to Morocco, nearshore to ca. 200 m; Mediterranean, mostly 50-200 m. Rare on Gorringe seamount, 96-265 m
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