Zeidora calceolina

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Zeidora calceolina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Zeidorinae
Genus: Zeidora
Species:
Z. calceolina
Binomial name
Zeidora calceolina
Adams, 1860
Synonyms [1]

Zeidora limatulaeformisHorikoshi, 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]

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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

  1. 1 2 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
  2. Kilburn R.N. (1978). The Emarginulinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum 23(2):431453.
  3. Adams, A. (1860). On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 5: 299-303
  4. "Zeidora calceolina". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.