Zygoceras aqabaense

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Zygoceras aqabaense
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Haloceratidae
Genus: Zygoceras
Species:
Z. aqabaense
Binomial name
Zygoceras aqabaense
Bandel, 2007
Synonyms

Zygoceras aqabaensisBandel, 2007 (ncorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)

Zygoceras aqabaense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropoda mollusk in the family Haloceratidae. [1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zygoceras aqabaense Bandel, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1397081 on 2023-12-11