Bell, 1824

Description (shell):
Shell like that of Emarginula fissura but smaller, thinner and glossier and with more prominently recurved beak, which lies over or nearly over the posterior edge and below the highest point of the shell. There are 35-40 radiating ridges and about 20 parallel to the apertural edge. The open slit reaches about 1/5 of the distance to the apex.

Size:
Up to 6 x 4 x 4 mm.

Colour:
Often pinkish.

Animal:
24-28 epipodial tentacles.

Habitat:
Sublittorally, lives in the same kind of habitats as Emarginula fissura , at depths down to 30 m or in the interstitial spaces of gravel bottoms, sometimes in LWST.

Distribution:
Off northern France, the Channel Isles, Scilly Isles and south-west England (Distr. E. rosea).

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Subclass Prosobranchia
Superorder Archaeogastropoda
Order Vetigastropoda
Family Fissurellidae
Genus Emarginula
Species Emarginula rosea

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Emarginula rosea Bell T., 1824

Scientific synonyms and common names

Emarginula rosea Bell T., 1824
Emarginula conica Schumacher, 1817 non Emarginula conica Lamarck, 1801
Emarginula pileola Michaud, 1829
Emarginula capuliformis Philippi, 1836
Emarginula costae Tiberi, 1855
Emarginula richardi Fenaux, 1942
Emarginula curvirostris sensu auct. non Deshayes, 1832

Graham, Alastair F.R.S., 1988. Molluscs: Prosobranch and Pyramidellid Gastropods. Synopses of the British fauna (NS), 2: 1-662.

Poppe, G.T. & Y. Goto, 1991. European Seashells. Vol. I. 352 pp. Wiesbaden/Verlag Christa Hemmen.

Seaward, D.R., 1990. Distribution of the marine molluscs of north west Europe. Nature Conservancy Council.

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