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Zeidora antarctica

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Zeidora antarctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Zeidorinae
Genus: Zeidora
Species:
Z. antarctica
Binomial name
Zeidora antarctica
Aldea, Zelaya & Troncoso, 2011
Synonyms

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

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The length of the shell attains 16.2 mm, its height 4.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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