Zebina tridentata
| Zebina tridentata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoinidae |
| Genus: | Zebina |
| Species: | Z. tridentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Zebina tridentata (Michaud, 1830) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rissoina curta "Sowerby" Schwartz von Mohrenstern, 1860 (manuscript name, published in synonymy) | |
Zebina tridentata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoinidae.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Western Pacific and off the Philippines.
References
- ↑ Zebina tridentata . WoRMS (2009). Zebina tridentata. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216962 on 9 August 2010.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
External links
- Gastropods.com: Zebina tridentata
- Michaud A. L. G. (1830). Description de plusieurs espèces de coquilles du genre Rissoa. Lyon, Perrin, 19 pp. + 1 pl
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/24/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.