Emarginula dilecta

Emarginula dilecta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.^[1][2]

Emarginula dilecta
Dorsal view of a shell of Emarginula dilecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Fissurellidae
Subfamily:	Emarginulinae
Genus:	Emarginula
Species:	E. dilecta
Binomial name
Emarginula dilecta Adams, 1852
Synonyms[1]
Emarginula amitina Iredale, 1925 Emarginula clathrata Pease, 1863 Emarginula peasei Thiele, 1915 Emarginula subclathrata Pilsbry, 1890

Lateral view of a shell of Emarginula dilecta

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:^[1]

• Chagos