Emarginula (Emarginula) clypeus Adams 1852 (keyhole limpet)

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Alternative combination: Emarginula clypea

Belongs to Emarginula (Emarginula) according to H. S. Ladd 1966

Sister taxa: Emarginula (Emarginula) bicancellata, Emarginula (Emarginula) souberbiana, Emarginula (Emarginula) vadanaei

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer-carnivore

Distribution: found only at E-1 (0-100 ft), Eniwetok Atol (Quaternary of Marshall Islands)

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