Zebinella fragileplicata

Zebinella fragileplicata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Rissooidea
Family:	Rissoinidae
Genus:	Zebinella
Species:	Z. fragileplicata
Binomial name
Zebinella fragileplicata (Beets, 1941)
Synonyms [1]
† Melania (Melanoides) fragileplicataBeets, 1941 † Melanoides fragileplicata(Beets, 1941)

Zebinella fragileplicata is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Early Miocene strata in Borneo, Indonesia.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zebinella fragileplicata (Beets, 1941) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851618 on 2023-10-31

• Beets, C. (1941). Eine jungmiocäne Mollusken-Fauna von der Halbinsel Mangkalihat, Ost-Borneo. Verhandelingen van het Geologisch-Mijnbouwkundig Genootschap voor Nederland en Koloniën, Geologische Serie. 13(1): 1-219; plates 1-9.

External links

• Marinespecies.org: image