Cosmetalepas Explained

Cosmetalepas, common name the pitted keyhole limpets, is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.^[1]

Species

• Cosmetalepas africana Tomlin, 1926 ^[2]
• Cosmetalepas concatenata (Crosse & Fischer, 1864) ^[3]
• Cosmetalepas massieri Poppe, Tagaro & Sarino, 2011 ^[4]
• Cosmetalepas scutellum (Gmelin) ^[3]

Species brought into synonymy:

• Cosmetalepas africanus [sic] : synonym of Cosmetalepas africana (Tomlin, 1926)
• Cosmetalepas concatenatus (Crosse & Fischer, 1864): synonym of Cosmetalepas concatenata (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Cosmetalepas Iredale, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590893 on 2012-06-08
2. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Cosmetalepas_africana/ Zipcodezoo : Cosmetalepas
3. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Cosmetalepas Discover Life : Cosmetalepas
4. G. T. Poppe, S. P. Tagaro & J. C. Sarino . 2011 . Two new species of Fissurellidae from Namibia . . 3 . 4 . 71–75.