Zeidora nesta
| Zeidora nesta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Zeidora |
| Species: | Z. nesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Zeidora nesta (Pilsbry, 1890) | |
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Zeidora nesta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]
Description
The size of the shell is 4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Persian Gulf and along Réunion
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Zeidora nesta (Pilsbry, 1890). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577654 on 2012-12-31
- ↑ Aldea C., Zelaya D.G. & Troncoso J.S. (2011) A new gigantic species of Zeidora Adams, 1860 from Antarctic waters (Gastropoda: Fissurellidae). The Nautilus 125(2): 79-82. (10 June 2011)
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
External links
| External identifiers for Zeidora nesta | |
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| WoRMS | 577654 |
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