| Zeidora calceolina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Zeidorinae |
| Genus: | Zeidora |
| Species: | Z. calceolina
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| Binomial name | |
| Zeidora calceolina Adams, 1860
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Zeidora limatulaeformis Horikoshi, 1944 | |
Zeidora calceolina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 4 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The oblong shell is elegantly ornamented with raised concentric and radiating lines. It has a median sulcus with raised sides. The tip is bent posteriorly. The septum shows a sharp edge and is intact.[3]
Distribution
It is found in Western Pacific off Japan , Korea and the Philippines and lives in depths of 50 to 200 meters.[4] It was also collected from Mozambique, Indian Ocean.
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Zeidora calceolina A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572220 on 2012-12-31
- ^ Kilburn R.N. (1978). The Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 23(2):431453.
- ^ Adams, A. (1860). On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 5: 299-303
- ^ "Zeidora calceolina". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2020). The Fissurellidae from the Philippines with the description of 26 new species. Visaya. suppl. 13: 1-131
- Kilburn, R. N. (1978). The Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum. 23(2): 431-454.
- Herbert D.G. (1987) Taxonomic studies on the Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Hemitoma, Clypidina, Tugali, Scutus, Zeidora and two species of Emarginula. South African Journal of Zoology 22(1): 1-13
External links
- 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.
- Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- Conchology.be: image
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