Zebina tridentata
Appearance
Zebina tridentata | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | Z. tridentata
|
Binomial name | |
Zebina tridentata (Michaud, 1830)
| |
Synonyms | |
Rissoina curta "Sowerby" Schwartz von Mohrenstern, 1860 (manuscript name, published in synonymy) |
Zebina tridentata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 12 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2013) |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Western Pacific and off the Philippines.
References
- ^ Zebina tridentata. WoRMS (2009). Zebina tridentata. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216962 on 9 August 2010 .
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
External links
- Gastropods.com: Zebina tridentata
- Michaud A. L. G. (1830). Description de plusieurs espèces de coquilles du genre Rissoa. Lyon, Perrin, 19 pp. + 1 pl