Zeidora maoria

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Zeidora maoria
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Shell of Zeidora maoria (specimen at Natural History Museum, London)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Zeidorinae
Genus: Zeidora
Species:
Z. maoria
Binomial name
Zeidora maoria
Powell, 1937

Zeidora maoria is a species of small sea snail, specifically a keyhole limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its height 0.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zeidora maoria Powell, 1937. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577653 on 2023-11-07