Zidona

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Zidona
Zidona dufresnei (Donovan, 1823) 2013 02.JPG
Zidona dufresnei shell
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Zidona
H. & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Voluta angulataSwainson, 1821
Synonyms [1]

Voluta (Volutella)d'Orbigny, 1841 (Invalid: junior homonym of VolutellaPerry, 1810 [Gastropoda, Vasidae] and VolutellaSwainson,1829 [Marginellidae]; Zidona is a replacement name)

Contents

Zidona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae. [1]

Species

Species within the genus Zidona include:

Synonyms

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References

  1. 1 2 Zidona H. & A. Adams, 1853 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
  2. Zidona dufresnei (Donovan, 1823) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.