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Kejdonia cachiai

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Kejdonia cachiai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Kejdonia
Species:
K. cachiai
Binomial name
Kejdonia cachiai
(Mifsud, 1998)[1]
Synonyms

Pseudographis cachiai (Mifsud, 1998)

Kejdonia cachiai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between .75 mm and 1.2 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

  • In the Mediterranean Sea off Malta.

References

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  1. ^ MIFSUD C., 1998. Pseudographis cachiai n. gen. & n. sp. and Cima melitensis n. sp.: two new species of Heterostropha (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Maltese islands. La Conchiglia, 286: 25-29.
  2. ^ a b Gofas, S. (2010). Kejdonia cachiai (Mifsud, 1998). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140963 on 2011-10-26
  3. ^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
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