Zeidora antarctica
| Zeidora antarctica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Zeidorinae |
| Genus: | Zeidora |
| Species: | Z. antarctica
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| Binomial name | |
| Zeidora antarctica Aldea, Zelaya & Troncoso, 2011
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| Synonyms | |
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Emarginula renkeri Engl, 2018 | |
Zeidora antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 16.2 mm, its height 4.7 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica.
References
[edit]- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Zeidora antarctica Aldea, Zelaya & Troncoso, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577648 on 2012-12-31
- Engl, W. (2018). Emarginula renkeri n. sp., the first Emarginula from Antarctica (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae, Emarginulinae). Conchylia. 49(1-2): 3-6.
External links
[edit]- Aldea, C.; Zelaya, D. G. & Troncoso, J. S. (2011). A new gigantic species of Zeidora Adams, 1860 from Antarctic waters (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). The Nautilus. 125(2): 79-82.
- World Register of Marine Species