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Zeidora bigelowi

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Zeidora bigelowi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Zeidora
Species:
Z. bigelowi
Binomial name
Zeidora bigelowi

Zeidora bigelowi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its height 1 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Cuba at a depth between 320 m and 420 m.

References

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  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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