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Zeradina plicifera

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Zeradina plicifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Zeradina
Species:
Z. plicifera
Binomial name
Zeradina plicifera
(A. Adams, 1863)
Synonyms

Couthouyia plicifera A. Adams, 1863

Zeradina plicifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

Description

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(Original description) This is a small species with 4½ plicate and convex whorls and a canaliculated suture. It is finely striated transversely and is very thin. The aperture is ovate. The outer lip is arcuate.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zeradina plicifera (A. Adams, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833673 on 2023-11-19
  • Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Stahlschmidt P. (2015). New shelled molluscan species from the central Philippines I. Visaya. 4(3): 15-59
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